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House cleaning businesses in Maricopa County, AZ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Maricopa County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #354 of 847 scored counties
#3 of 8 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
436
26 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
946
+9.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.4B
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,393 a household
Spending per listing
$5.5M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,689,558
+5.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 436 house cleaning businesses in Maricopa County. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 6%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 14% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Households in Maricopa County spend about $2.4B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,393 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $5.5M per business, 14% below 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 946 businesses with payroll in Maricopa County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,829 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 37 SBA-backed loans worth $17M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Maricopa County.

Population estimates show Maricopa County grew 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Maricopa County is 53 (upper middle), #354 of 847 scored counties and #3 of 8 scored counties in Arizona.

How Maricopa County compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Maricopa County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureMaricopa CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.32.2
Spending per listing$5.5M$5.7M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,8291,9001,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.7%+12.9%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,393$1,322$1,414
Median household income$89,300$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score5348

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
862 → 946+9.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
16,146
Annual payroll, 2023
$521.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
43626 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
377The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
37
Amount
$17M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
Households
1,730,696
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
9,202 sq. mi.
People per square mile
496
Median household income
$89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,023
Median home value
$452,800
Jobs located here
2,317,205
Daytime population
4,768,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Arizona

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

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ78261.6$8M+25.4%#49 of 847
2Yuma County, AZ62131.6$7M+9.2%#199 of 847
3Maricopa County, AZ534362.5$5.5M+5.5%#354 of 847
4Pima County, AZ52821.9$6.7M+2.8%#366 of 847
5Mohave County, AZ46282.7$4.1M+6.5%#506 of 847
6Navajo County, AZ4561.5$7.2M+3.0%#510 of 847
7Yavapai County, AZ36312.8$4.4M+6.5%#669 of 847
8Coconino County, AZ18173.1$4.1M−0.6%#829 of 847

Other business types in Maricopa County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Maricopa County, AZ?

Maricopa County has 436 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 946 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019.

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

About $2.4B a year, or $1,393 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 436 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Maricopa County has 2.5 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.5M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 377, against 436 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,829 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 53 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #354 of 847 scored counties.

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