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House cleaning businesses in Yolo County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #87 of 847 scored counties
#2 of 39 scored counties in California

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
35
−2.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$109.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,423 a household
Spending per listing
$9.1M
42% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
224,410
+3.1% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Yolo County comes to about $109.2M a year: $1,423 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 12 house cleaning businesses, that is $9.1M per business, 42% 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.

There are 12 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Yolo County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Yolo County was 35 in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,191 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $772K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Yolo County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Yolo County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Yolo County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #87 of 847 scored counties and #2 of 39 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Yolo 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 Yolo County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureYolo CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.62.42.2
Spending per listing$9.1M$6.3M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,1911,7621,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.8%+15.8%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,423$1,494$1,414
Median household income$91,752$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7246

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
36 → 35−2.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
281
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$772K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
224,410+3.1% since 2020
Households
76,693
Median age
34.3
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,013 sq. mi.
People per square mile
218
Median household income
$91,752+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,237
Median home value
$620,700
Jobs located here
106,545
Daytime population
233,348Residents 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 Yolo 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

Other business types in Yolo County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 house cleaning businesses in Yolo County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 2.8% from 2019.

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

About $109.2M a year, or $1,423 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $9.1M 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 76,693 households in Yolo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Yolo County has 1.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $9.1M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Yolo County would have about 17, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,191 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Yolo County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Yolo County at 224,410 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,693 households. The median household income in Yolo County is $91,752 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Yolo County scores 72 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #87 of 847 scored counties.

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