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House cleaning businesses in Tulare County, CA
The house cleaning businesses in Tulare County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #270 of 847 scored counties
#14 of 39 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 27
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +42.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $177.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,242 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.6M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 485,146
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 house cleaning businesses in Tulare County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 11%, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Tulare County comes to about $177.9M a year: $1,242 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 27 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.6M per business, 3% 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 47 businesses with payroll in Tulare County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 42.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,047 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Tulare County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tulare County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Tulare County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #270 of 847 scored counties and #14 of 39 scored counties in California.
How Tulare 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.
| Measure | Tulare County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.6M | $6.3M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,047 | 1,762 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +42.4% | +15.8% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,242 | $1,494 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $71,300 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 47+42.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 758
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 273 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Tulare 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 Tulare County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 485,146+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 143,195
- Median age
- 32.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 4,824 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $71,300+43.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,178
- Median home value
- $330,100
- Jobs located here
- 170,584
- Daytime population
- 466,926Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Merced County, CA | 73 | 8 | 0.9 | $12.9M | +5.1% | #78 of 847 |
| 2Yolo County, CA | 72 | 12 | 1.6 | $9.1M | +3.1% | #87 of 847 |
| 3Madera County, CA | 72 | 7 | 1.5 | $8.3M | +7.4% | #89 of 847 |
| 4San Joaquin County, CA | 68 | 39 | 1.6 | $8.8M | +5.5% | #121 of 847 |
| 5El Dorado County, CA | 65 | 15 | 2.0 | $7.9M | +0.6% | #158 of 847 |
| 6Alameda County, CA | 64 | 114 | 1.9 | $8.9M | −2.6% | #164 of 847 |
| 7San Francisco County, CA | 63 | 76 | 2.1 | $8.4M | −5.6% | #181 of 847 |
| 8Kern County, CA | 62 | 45 | 1.6 | $7.9M | +2.3% | #196 of 847 |
| 9Kings County, CA | 61 | 7 | 1.6 | $7.7M | +1.0% | #218 of 847 |
| 10San Bernardino County, CA | 61 | 122 | 1.8 | $7.5M | +1.9% | #220 of 847 |
| 14Tulare County, CA | 58 | 27 | 1.9 | $6.6M | +2.4% | #270 of 847 |
Other business types in Tulare 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 Tulare County, CA?
Tulare County has 27 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 42.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Tulare County, CA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $177.9M a year, or $1,242 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 143,195 households in Tulare County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tulare County, CA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Tulare County has 1.9 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.6M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Tulare County would have about 28, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,047 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 42.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Tulare County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Tulare County at 485,146 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,195 households. Median household income in Tulare County is $71,300, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.5%, 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. Tulare County scores 58 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #270 of 847 scored counties.
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