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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Investigation and Personal Background Check Services
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Investigation and Personal Background Check Services:
Industry statistics cover all companies in the United States, both public and private, ranging in size from small businesses to market leaders.
In addition to revenue, the industry market analysis shows information on employees, companies, and average firm size.
Investors, banks, and business executives use growth rates and industry trends to understand the market outlook and opportunity.
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Market Forecast
Market forecasts show the long term industry outlook and future growth trends. The following extended five-year forecast projects both short-term and long-term trends.
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Industry Insights
Major trends affect the Investigation and Personal Background Check Services industry include:- Increasing use of AI and machine learning for data analysis
- Rising concerns about privacy and data protection
- Expansion of gig economy boosting demand for background checks
- Growing regulatory compliance requirements
- Integration of biometric technology in background investigations
- Shift towards continuous monitoring rather than one-time checks
- Greater emphasis on social media analysis
- Expansion of services to cover international backgrounds
- Increased use of online and cloud-based platforms
- Higher demand for comprehensive risk assessment services
- Growing public awareness of identity theft and fraud prevention
- Adoption of mobile applications for background checks
- Cross-industry collaborations and partnerships
- Increased governmental and corporate focus on security
- Rising need for faster and more efficient service delivery
Product & Services Breakdown
Research products and services in the Investigation and Personal Background Check Services industry generating sales. Note that products are broken into categories with different levels of classification.| Product Description | Number of Companies | Sales ($ millions) | Percent of Total Sales |
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Investigation Services, Including Personal Background Checks |
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Domestic And Family Investigation Services |
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Legal Investigation Services |
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Insurance Investigation Services |
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Corporate Investigation Services |
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Pre-Employment Services (E.G., Background Investigations.) |
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Other Investigation Services |
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Security Guard And Patrol Services |
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Security Guard And Patrol Services For Buildings And Grounds |
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U.S. Geographic Distribution: Revenue Statistics by State
Market Size by State ($ millions) indicates how the industry's competition is distributed throughout the country. State-level information can identify areas with higher and lower industry market share than average.
Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)
Financial metrics provide a snapshot view of a benchmark "average" company. Key business metrics show revenue and operating costs. The data collected covers both public and private companies.| Industry Average | Percent of Sales (Industry Benchmark) |
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Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio information can be used to benchmark how a Investigation and Personal Background Check Services company compares to its peers. Accounting statistics are calculated from the industry-average for income statements and balance sheets.| Profitability & Valuation Ratios | Industry Average |
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| Company valuation can be measured based on the firm's own performance, as well as in comparison against its industry competitors. These metrics show how the average company in the Investigation and Personal Background Check Services industry is performing. | |
| Profit Margin Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, and Net Profit Margin. Show company earnings relative to revenues. |
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| Return on Equity (ROE) Return on Equity (ROE) is net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Shareholders' Equity is defined as the company's total assets minus total liabilities. ROE shows how much profits a company generates with the money shareholders invested (or with retained earnings). |
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| Return on Assets (ROA) Return on Assets (ROA) is net income relative to total assets. The market research on Investigation and Personal Background Check Services measures how efficiently the company leverages its assets to generate profit. ROA is calculated as Net Income divided by Total Assets. |
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| Current Ratio Measures a firm's ability to pay its debts over the next 12 months. |
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| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) Calculates liquid assets relative to liabilities, excluding inventories. |
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| Receivables Turnover Ratio If this number is low in your business when compared to the industry average in the research report, it may mean your payment terms are too lenient or that you are not doing a good enough job on collections. |
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| Average Collection Period Based on the Receivables Turnover, this estimates the collection period in days. Calculated as 365 divided by the Receivables Turnover |
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| Inventory Turnover A low turnover rate may point to overstocking, obsolescence, or deficiencies in the product line or marketing effort. |
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| Fixed-Asset Turnover Generally, higher is better, since it indicates the business has less money tied up in fixed assets for each dollar of sales revenue. |
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Compensation & Salary Surveys for Employees
Compensation statistics provides an accurate assessment of industry-specific jobs and national salary averages. This information can be used to identify which positions are most common, and high, low, and average annual wages.| Title | Percent of Workforce | Bottom Quartile | Average (Median) Salary | Upper Quartile |
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| Management Occupations | 1% | Order at top of page |
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| General and Operations Managers | 1% | |||
| Protective Service Occupations | 93% | |||
| Other Protective Service Workers | 89% | |||
| Security Guards and Gambling Surveillance Officers | 87% | |||
| Security Guards | 87% | |||
Investigation and Personal Background Check Services Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Investigation and Personal Background Check Services industry and adjacent industries either have large market share or are developing new business models and methods that could disrupt the status quo. We look at leading and emerging companies in the Investigation and Personal Background Check Services industry and adjacent sectors:| Market Leaders: Direct Competitors Companies with the largest market share, focused in this industry |
Market leaders: Diversified Competitors Largest companies that have diversified operations in this and other industries |
| Innovators: Direct Competitors Innovative, Emerging, and Disruptive Companies that may influence the future direction of the industry. |
Innovators: Diversified Competitors Innovators and Disruptors in adjacent industries that may also affect the Investigation and Personal Background Check Services industry. |
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Latest Industry News
- Time for hotels to step up vigilance - Emmanuel Gambo, a 200-level student of material and metallurgical engineering at the University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka, was arrested for the alleged murder of a 22-year-old (07/09/2025)
- Report: Corpus concealed staffer’s records, ignored misconduct tied to supporters - Embattled San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus not only had an alleged inappropriate relationship with a top staffer, but also made an effort to conceal negative information in the background file, according to documents in a county-commissioned report that were recently made available to the public. (07/08/2025)
- Bheki Cele stayed in luxury suite owned by dodgy tender mogul 'Cat' Matlala - Only a week after Bheki Cele stepped down as police minister, SAPS confirmed that Matlala’s company had been granted a R360 million contract. The deal had been under evaluation during Cele’s time in office, (07/08/2025)
- Belén Meyers, Esq. Launches Séptima Intelligence: A New Standard for Intelligence and Investigation Services in Idaho - MERIDIAN, ID, UNITED STATES, July 7, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Criminal Defense Attorney Belén Meyers, Esq. today announces the launch of Séptima Intelligence, a boutique Intelligence and Investigation Firm supporting legal teams, (07/07/2025)
- Seniors Helping Seniors in-home care service is coming to Central Mass. - WORCESTER — Seniors Helping Seniors, an in-home care service that matches more active seniors with their less active counterparts, will open a Worcester location soon. The new location will also serve Shrewsbury, Northborough, Boylston, West Boylston and other surrounding towns. (07/07/2025)
- After United Healthcare and lawmaker shootings, state agency warns of unlicensed private security - The Minnesota Board of Private Detectives and Protective Agent Services, the agency regulating and licensing private security, is cautioning those interested in hiring personal private security after a pair of deadly attacks on high-profile figures in the state. (07/02/2025)
- Public adjuster arrested, charged with multiple felonies - In 2022, following Hurricane Ian, a cancer survivor and a widow hired a public adjuster to help them through the disaster. He ended up defrauding them out of thousands of dollars. (07/02/2025)
- TruthFinder's Approach to Personal Information and Why It Matters - Your online persona shapes your identity. Services like TruthFinder reveal how the digital world sees you—impacting your image and reputation. (06/26/2025)
- Auditor discovers $127K in misspent funds in Conesville; former city clerk arrested - "Unfortunately, what we see happen too commonly across the state of Iowa happened in Conesville," Iowa Auditor Rob Sand said at a Tuesday press conference. "The City Clerk who had the keys to the kingdom made off with taxpayer money. (06/26/2025)
- Discreet Services, Inc. Expands Elite Private Investigation Services to Colorado Springs - Colorado Springs, CO - May 26, 2025 - Discreet Services, Inc., a trusted name in professional private investigations, is proud to announce the expansion of its services to Colorad (05/26/2025)
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