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House cleaning businesses in Montgomery County, AL

How Montgomery 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #593 of 847 scored counties
#18 of 18 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
20
3 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
60
+13.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$122.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,340 a household
Spending per listing
$6.1M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
225,891
−1.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Montgomery County comes to about $122.4M a year: $1,340 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.1M per business, 4% 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 20 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 15%, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 60 businesses with payroll in Montgomery County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,523 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For house cleaning businesses, Montgomery County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #593 of 847 scored counties and #18 of 18 scored counties in Alabama.

How Montgomery 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.

House cleaning in Montgomery County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.02.2
Spending per listing$6.1M$7M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,5232,4781,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.2%+13.7%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,340$1,393$1,414
Median household income$59,386$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4070

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
53 → 60+13.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,288
Annual payroll, 2023
$24M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
203 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
225,891−1.1% since 2020
Households
91,381
Median age
37.8
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
785 sq. mi.
People per square mile
289
Median household income
$59,386+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,436
Median home value
$171,900
Jobs located here
132,478
Daytime population
270,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Montgomery County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL9151.2$12.8M+18.0%#6 of 847
2St. Clair County, AL7872.0$7.2M+7.1%#52 of 847
3Tuscaloosa County, AL77131.4$9.7M+3.8%#56 of 847
4Marshall County, AL7761.6$8.3M+6.0%#58 of 847
5Lee County, AL74142.0$6.9M+8.6%#75 of 847
6Morgan County, AL70102.0$7M+2.6%#103 of 847
7Madison County, AL67422.5$6.3M+11.0%#141 of 847
8Etowah County, AL6351.3$10M+0.4%#180 of 847
9Houston County, AL6371.6$8.3M+2.8%#182 of 847
10Elmore County, AL62103.0$4.8M+4.2%#208 of 847
18Montgomery County, AL40202.2$6.1M−1.1%#593 of 847

Other business types in Montgomery County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Montgomery County, AL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 house cleaning businesses in Montgomery County. 3 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Montgomery County, AL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $122.4M a year, or $1,340 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 91,381 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Montgomery County, AL compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Montgomery County has 2.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.1M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 19, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,523 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 225,891 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 91,381 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $59,386 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. Montgomery County scores 40 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #593 of 847 scored counties.

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