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House cleaning businesses in Imperial County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #235 of 847 scored counties
#12 of 39 scored counties in California

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$56.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,141 a household
Spending per listing
$8.1M
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
181,411
+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

At $1,141 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Imperial County spend about $56.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 7 house cleaning businesses, that is $8.1M per business, 27% 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.

Imperial County has 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Imperial County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 3,546 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Imperial County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Imperial County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #235 of 847 scored counties and #12 of 39 scored counties in California.

How Imperial 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 Imperial County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureImperial CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.42.42.2
Spending per listing$8.1M$6.3M$6.4M
Households per official establishment3,5461,7621,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.8%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,141$1,494$1,414
Median household income$57,681$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6046

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 14
Employees, 2023
280
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Imperial 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 Imperial County

Population, 2025 estimate
181,411+1.1% since 2020
Households
49,644
Median age
33.6
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,176 sq. mi.
People per square mile
43
Median household income
$57,681+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,363
Median home value
$309,600
Jobs located here
63,081
Daytime population
165,766Residents 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 Imperial 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
12Imperial County, CA6071.4$8.1M+1.1%#235 of 847

Other business types in Imperial County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Imperial County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 house cleaning businesses in Imperial County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

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

About $56.6M a year, or $1,141 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $8.1M 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 49,644 households in Imperial County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Imperial County has 1.4 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $8.1M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Imperial County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,546 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Imperial County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Imperial County at 181,411 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,644 households. The median household income in Imperial County is $57,681 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.1% 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. Imperial County scores 60 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #235 of 847 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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