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House cleaning businesses in Boulder County, CO
How Boulder County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #530 of 847 scored counties
#5 of 20 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 36
- 4 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 99
- +15.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $211.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,546 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.9M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,560
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 house cleaning businesses in Boulder County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 11%, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Boulder County comes to about $211.8M a year: $1,546 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.9M per business, 8% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Boulder County was 99 in 2023, up 15.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,384 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Boulder County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Boulder County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #530 of 847 scored counties and #5 of 20 scored counties in Colorado.
How Boulder County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.9M | $4.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,384 | 1,320 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.1% | +0.6% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,546 | $1,449 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $103,994 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 86 → 99+15.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 747
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 364 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Boulder 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 Boulder County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,560−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,008
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 453
- Median household income
- $103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,846
- Median home value
- $756,300
- Jobs located here
- 190,563
- Daytime population
- 376,803Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, CO | 79 | 33 | 2.4 | $7.6M | +10.9% | #43 of 847 |
| 2Broomfield County, CO | 69 | 5 | 1.6 | $10.5M | +6.3% | #108 of 847 |
| 3Denver County, CO | 58 | 77 | 2.3 | $6.4M | +3.2% | #271 of 847 |
| 4Jefferson County, CO | 52 | 57 | 2.4 | $6.6M | −0.5% | #368 of 847 |
| 5Boulder County, CO | 44 | 36 | 2.6 | $5.9M | −0.7% | #530 of 847 |
| 6Arapahoe County, CO | 43 | 76 | 3.0 | $5M | +2.8% | #547 of 847 |
| 7Pueblo County, CO | 41 | 15 | 2.2 | $5.4M | +0.6% | #581 of 847 |
| 8Weld County, CO | 41 | 45 | 3.6 | $3.9M | +14.2% | #587 of 847 |
| 9Adams County, CO | 37 | 69 | 3.7 | $3.9M | +6.6% | #653 of 847 |
| 10Larimer County, CO | 37 | 57 | 3.7 | $3.8M | +4.8% | #654 of 847 |
Other business types in Boulder 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 Boulder County, CO?
Boulder County has 36 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 99 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 15.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Boulder County, CO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $211.8M a year, or $1,546 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 137,008 households in Boulder County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boulder County, CO compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Boulder County has 2.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.9M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Boulder County would have about 33, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,384 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Boulder County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Boulder County at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. Median household income in Boulder County is $103,994, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Boulder County scores 44 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #530 of 847 scored counties.
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