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House cleaning businesses in Contra Costa County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #498 of 847 scored counties
#26 of 39 scored counties in California

Listings
126
4 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
304
+30.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$696.9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,682 a household
Spending per listing
$5.5M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,170,070
+0.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 126 house cleaning businesses in Contra Costa County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 3%, against 8% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Households in Contra Costa County spend about $696.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,682 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. Spread across 126 house cleaning businesses, that is $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.

Official counts show 304 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Contra Costa County in 2023, up 30.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,363 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Contra Costa County.

Population estimates show Contra Costa County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Contra Costa County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #498 of 847 scored counties and #26 of 39 scored counties in California.

How Contra Costa County compares

The same measures for California 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 Contra Costa County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureContra Costa CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.02.42.2
Spending per listing$5.5M$6.3M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,3631,7621,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+30.5%+15.8%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,682$1,494$1,414
Median household income$127,229$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score4646

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
233 → 304+30.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,015
Annual payroll, 2023
$132.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1264 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
109The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,170,070+0.3% since 2020
Households
414,417
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
717 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,625
Median household income
$127,229+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$174,872
Median home value
$866,800
Jobs located here
382,994
Daytime population
1,022,844Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Contra Costa County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Merced County, CA7380.9$12.9M+5.1%#78 of 847
2Yolo County, CA72121.6$9.1M+3.1%#87 of 847
3Madera County, CA7271.5$8.3M+7.4%#89 of 847
4San Joaquin County, CA68391.6$8.8M+5.5%#121 of 847
5El Dorado County, CA65152.0$7.9M+0.6%#158 of 847
6Alameda County, CA641141.9$8.9M−2.6%#164 of 847
7San Francisco County, CA63762.1$8.4M−5.6%#181 of 847
8Kern County, CA62451.6$7.9M+2.3%#196 of 847
9Kings County, CA6171.6$7.7M+1.0%#218 of 847
10San Bernardino County, CA611221.8$7.5M+1.9%#220 of 847
26Contra Costa County, CA461263.0$5.5M+0.3%#498 of 847

Other business types in Contra Costa County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Contra Costa County, CA?

There are 126 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Contra Costa County as of September 2026. 4 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 304 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 30.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Contra Costa County, CA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $696.9M a year, or $1,682 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 126 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 414,417 households in Contra Costa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Contra Costa County, CA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Contra Costa County has 3.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 36% 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, Contra Costa County would have about 109, against 126 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,363 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Contra Costa County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Contra Costa County at 1,170,070 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 414,417 households. Median household income in Contra Costa County is $127,229, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Contra Costa County scores 46 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #498 of 847 scored counties.

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