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House cleaning businesses in Mobile County, AL
How Mobile 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #515 of 847 scored counties
#15 of 18 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 39
- 5 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- +10.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $217.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,345 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 411,658
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Mobile County spend about $217.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,345 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.
There are 39 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Mobile County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Mobile County was 74 in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,185 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $22K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Mobile County.
Population estimates put the population change in Mobile County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For house cleaning businesses, Mobile County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #515 of 847 scored counties and #15 of 18 scored counties in Alabama.
How Mobile 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 | Mobile County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.6M | $7M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,185 | 2,478 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.5% | +13.7% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,345 | $1,393 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $58,880 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 67 → 74+10.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 835
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 395 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $22K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Mobile 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 Mobile County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 411,658−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 161,665
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 336
- Median household income
- $58,880+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,726
- Median home value
- $190,700
- Jobs located here
- 181,672
- Daytime population
- 421,837Residents 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 Mobile 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 |
| 15Mobile County, AL | 45 | 39 | 2.4 | $5.6M | −0.7% | #515 of 847 |
Other business types in Mobile 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 Mobile County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 house cleaning businesses in Mobile County. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Mobile County, AL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $217.4M a year, or $1,345 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.6M per business. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which house cleaning businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,665 households in Mobile County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mobile County, AL compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Mobile County has 2.4 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.6M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Mobile County would have about 34, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,185 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Mobile County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Mobile County at 411,658 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 161,665 households. The median household income in Mobile County is $58,880 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Mobile County scores 45 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #515 of 847 scored counties.
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