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House cleaning businesses in the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area
The house cleaning businesses in the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #19 of 375 scored metro areas
#1 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +19.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $144M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,363 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.1M
- 73% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 281,850
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Tuscaloosa metro area scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #19 of 375 scored metro areas and #1 of 12 scored metro areas based in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for house cleaning businesses.
At $1,363 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in the Tuscaloosa metro area spend about $144M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $11.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 73% above 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 13 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Tuscaloosa metro area as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Tuscaloosa metro area was 32 in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,303 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $598K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Tuscaloosa metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Tuscaloosa metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Tuscaloosa metro area 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 | Tuscaloosa metro area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $11.1M | $7M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,303 | 2,478 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.2% | +13.7% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,363 | $1,393 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $61,517 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32+19.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 403
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $598K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Tuscaloosa metro area, 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 the Tuscaloosa metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 281,850+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 105,683
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $61,517+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,019
- Median home value
- $230,700
- Jobs located here
- 106,684
- Daytime population
- 281,020Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tuscaloosa, AL | 78 | 13 | 1.2 | $11.1M | +2.9% | #19 of 375 |
| 2Decatur, AL | 78 | 10 | 1.6 | $8.8M | +2.5% | #21 of 375 |
| 3Auburn-Opelika, AL | 75 | 15 | 2.0 | $7M | +7.1% | #33 of 375 |
| 4Huntsville, AL | 73 | 47 | 2.3 | $7M | +12.5% | #39 of 375 |
| 5Dothan, AL | 72 | 8 | 1.3 | $10.1M | +3.4% | #41 of 375 |
| 6Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 72 | 12 | 1.9 | $7.1M | +3.5% | #43 of 375 |
| 7Gadsden, AL | 63 | 5 | 1.3 | $10M | +0.4% | #83 of 375 |
| 8Montgomery, AL | 55 | 32 | 2.1 | $6.5M | +0.9% | #130 of 375 |
| 9Birmingham, AL | 55 | 123 | 2.6 | $5.6M | +1.4% | #133 of 375 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 53 | 22 | 1.7 | $7.8M | −1.3% | #149 of 375 |
Other business types in the Tuscaloosa metro area
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 the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 house cleaning businesses in the Tuscaloosa metro area. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $144M a year, or $1,363 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $11.1M 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 105,683 households in the Tuscaloosa metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
The Tuscaloosa metro area has 1.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $11.1M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Tuscaloosa metro area would have about 23, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,303 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Tuscaloosa, AL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Tuscaloosa metro area at 281,850 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,683 households. The median household income in the Tuscaloosa metro area is $61,517 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.0% 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. The Tuscaloosa metro area scores 78 for house cleaning businesses (high), #19 of 375 scored metro areas.
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