Market analysis as of 11/21/2005

The following chart represents InterNACHI's membership as a share (18.5%) of the entire existing N. American home inspection market (which requires about 38,853 inspectors to satisfy) demonstrating that InterNACHI has a lot of room to grow in terms of market share, this despite InterNACHI being the largest home inspection association by at least a factor of 3.

State/Province   
# of inspections needed to be performed per year (existing market size).
# of inspectors needed to satisfy the existing market's demand for inspections.
# of exisiting InterNACHI certified inspectors as of 11/21/2005. 
Existing certified inspectors as a % of inspectors needed (InterNACHI's market share)
Strength of InterNACHI market share as related to entire existing market.
Need for more certified inspectors.
Alabama       
215,722
539
62
11.5%
weak
near critical need
Alberta
154,138
385
24
6.2%
very weak
critical need
Alaska 
31,211
78
17
21.8%
moderate
serious need
Arizona
273,515
683
150
21.9%
moderate
serious need
Arkansas   
131,077
327
23
7.0%
very weak
critical need
British Columbia
201,547
503
51
10.1%
weak
near critical need
California       
1,709,228
4,273
454
10.6%
weak
near critical need
Colorado
219,114
547
183
33.4%
strong
moderate need
Connecticut
166,838
417
31
7.43%
very weak
critical need
Delaware
39,541
98
17
17.3%
weak
near critical need
District of Columbia
26,358
65
10
15.3%
weak
near critical need
Florida
828,436
2,071
1,126
54.3%
very strong
some need
Georgia
420,446
1,051
301
28.6%
moderate
serious need
Hawaii
60,135
150
29
19.3%
weak
near critical need
Idaho
66,345
165
53
32.1%
strong
moderate need
Illinois
605,411
1,513
212
14.0%
weak
near critical need
Indiana
297,027
742
146
19.6%
weak
near critical need
Iowa
140,688
351
35
9.9%
very weak
critical need
Kansas   
130,262
325
76
23.3%
moderate
serious need
Kentucky
197,424
493
81
16.4%
weak
near critical need
Louisiana
215,036
537
20
3.7%
very weak
critical need
Maine
62,726
156
50
32.0%
strong
moderate need
Manitoba
56,004
140
3
2.1%
very weak
critical need
Maryland
264,669
661
165
24.9%
moderate
serious need
Massachusetts
305,547
763
55
7.2%
very weak
critical need
Michigan
481,553
1,203
222
18.4%
weak
near critical need
Minnesota
242,902
607
90
14.8%
weak
near critical need
Mississippi
138,236
345
12
3.4%
very weak
critical need
Missouri
274,029
685
134
19.5%
weak
near critical need
Montana
44,136
110
39
35.4%
strong
moderate need
Nunavut
1,414
3
0
0%
very weak
critical need
Nebraska
83,200
208
22
10.5%
weak
near critical need
Nevada
111,179
277
27
9.7%
weak
near critical need
New Brunswick
35,771
89
4
4.5%
weak
near critical need
New Hampshire
61,880
154
60
38.9%
strong
moderate need
New Jersey
414,232
1,035
96
9.2%
very weak
critical need
New Mexico
90,632
226
33
14.6%
weak
near critical need
New York
915,575
2,288
428
18.7%
weak
near critical need
Newfoundland
24,566
61
1
1.6%
very weak
critical need
North Carolina
406,724
1,016
62
6.1%
very weak
critical need
North Dakota   
30,207
75
13
17.3%
weak
near critical need
Nova Scotia   
44,614
111
7
6.3%
very weak 
critical need
NW Territories
2,047
5
0
0%
very weak
critical need
Ohio
545,667
1,364
298
21.8%
moderate
serious need
Oklahoma
167,788
419
71
16.9%
weak
near critical need
Ontario
594,428
1,486
358
24.0%
moderate
serious need
Oregon
171,170
427
25
5.8%
very weak
critical need
Pennsylvania
590,775
1,476
628
42.5%
very strong
some need
Prince Edward Isle
6,561
16
0
0%
very weak
critical need
Quebec
360,814
902
2
0%
very weak
critical need
Rhode Island
51,458
128
11
8.5%
very weak
critical need
Saskatchewan
47,385
118
6
5.0%
very weak
critical need
South Carolina
199,908
499
82
16.4%
weak
near critical need
South Dakota
36,708
91
8
8.7%
very weak
critical need
Tennessee
280,998
702
200
28.4%
moderate
serious need
Texas
1,070,953
2,677
272
10.1%
weak
near critical need
Utah
113,763
284
50
17.6%
weak
near critical need
Vermont
29,590
73
13
17.8%
weak
near critical need
Virginia
355,229
888
177
19.9%
weak
near critical need
Washington
295,418
738
233
31.5%
strong
moderate need
West Virginia
86,445
216
40
18.5%
weak
near critical need
Wisconsin
262,334
655
70
10.6%
weak
near critical need
Wyoming
24,120
60
14
23.3%
moderate
serious need
Yukon Territory
1,490
3
0
0%
very weak
critical need
Total N. America
15,514,376
38,853
7,184
18.5%
weak
near critical need

data as of 11/21/2005