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House cleaning businesses in Houston County, AL
How Houston County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #182 of 847 scored counties
#9 of 18 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $58M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,339 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.3M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,318
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 house cleaning businesses in Houston County. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 27% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Houston County comes to about $58M a year: $1,339 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 29% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which house cleaning businesses share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Houston County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 1,968 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $295K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Houston County.
Population estimates show Houston County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Houston County is 63 (upper middle), #182 of 847 scored counties and #9 of 18 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Houston County compares
The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all lawn care, cleaning and other household services by the house cleaning businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Houston County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $8.3M | $7M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,968 | 2,478 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.7% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,339 | $1,393 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $58,626 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 180
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $295K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Houston County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,318+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,302
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $58,626+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,747
- Median home value
- $183,300
- Jobs located here
- 51,974
- Daytime population
- 116,184Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Houston County marked.
Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Limestone County, AL | 91 | 5 | 1.2 | $12.8M | +18.0% | #6 of 847 |
| 2St. Clair County, AL | 78 | 7 | 2.0 | $7.2M | +7.1% | #52 of 847 |
| 3Tuscaloosa County, AL | 77 | 13 | 1.4 | $9.7M | +3.8% | #56 of 847 |
| 4Marshall County, AL | 77 | 6 | 1.6 | $8.3M | +6.0% | #58 of 847 |
| 5Lee County, AL | 74 | 14 | 2.0 | $6.9M | +8.6% | #75 of 847 |
| 6Morgan County, AL | 70 | 10 | 2.0 | $7M | +2.6% | #103 of 847 |
| 7Madison County, AL | 67 | 42 | 2.5 | $6.3M | +11.0% | #141 of 847 |
| 8Etowah County, AL | 63 | 5 | 1.3 | $10M | +0.4% | #180 of 847 |
| 9Houston County, AL | 63 | 7 | 1.6 | $8.3M | +2.8% | #182 of 847 |
| 10Elmore County, AL | 62 | 10 | 3.0 | $4.8M | +4.2% | #208 of 847 |
Other business types in Houston County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many house cleaning businesses are in Houston County, AL?
Houston County has 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in Houston County, AL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $58M a year, or $1,339 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $8.3M per business. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,302 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, AL compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Houston County has 1.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $8.3M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Houston County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,968 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 110,318 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,302 households. Median household income in Houston County is $58,626, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Houston County scores 63 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #182 of 847 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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