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House cleaning businesses in Pulaski County, AR
The house cleaning businesses in Pulaski County, AR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #216 of 847 scored counties
#6 of 10 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 31
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 88
- −12.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $243M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,410 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.8M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 404,611
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 house cleaning businesses in Pulaski County. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in Pulaski County spend about $243M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,410 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $7.8M of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% 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 88 businesses with payroll in Pulaski County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, down 12.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,959 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $224K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Pulaski County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pulaski County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Pulaski County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #216 of 847 scored counties and #6 of 10 scored counties in Arkansas.
How Pulaski County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Pulaski County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $7.8M | $9.2M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,959 | 2,337 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.9% | +5.7% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,410 | $1,357 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $62,873 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 77 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 101 → 88−12.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,217
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $224K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 404,611+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 172,409
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 527
- Median household income
- $62,873+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,992
- Median home value
- $214,700
- Jobs located here
- 267,329
- Daytime population
- 495,823Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Pulaski County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saline County, AR | 87 | 7 | 1.4 | $10.6M | +7.6% | #12 of 847 |
| 2Faulkner County, AR | 86 | 6 | 1.2 | $11.6M | +8.2% | #14 of 847 |
| 3Washington County, AR | 84 | 13 | 1.3 | $10.9M | +9.9% | #22 of 847 |
| 4Lonoke County, AR | 78 | 5 | 1.8 | $8.2M | +3.5% | #48 of 847 |
| 5Sebastian County, AR | 65 | 7 | 1.3 | $10M | +2.2% | #155 of 847 |
| 6Pulaski County, AR | 61 | 31 | 1.8 | $7.8M | +1.3% | #216 of 847 |
| 7Benton County, AR | 55 | 33 | 2.9 | $5.6M | +16.0% | #317 of 847 |
| 8Craighead County, AR | 52 | 15 | 3.4 | $4M | +4.8% | #378 of 847 |
| 9Baxter County, AR | 42 | 7 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +3.1% | #566 of 847 |
| 10Garland County, AR | 31 | 13 | 3.0 | $4.4M | −0.6% | #740 of 847 |
Other business types in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County, AR?
Pulaski County has 31 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 12.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Pulaski County, AR spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $243M a year, or $1,410 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $7.8M 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 172,409 households in Pulaski County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pulaski County, AR compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Pulaski County has 1.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7.8M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Pulaski County would have about 38, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,959 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Pulaski County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Pulaski County at 404,611 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 172,409 households. Median household income in Pulaski County is $62,873, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Pulaski County scores 61 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #216 of 847 scored counties.
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