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House cleaning businesses in Jefferson County, CO
The house cleaning businesses in Jefferson County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #368 of 847 scored counties
#4 of 20 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 57
- 6 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 146
- −8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $375M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,551 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.6M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 580,451
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 57 house cleaning businesses in Jefferson County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in Jefferson County spend about $375M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,551 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 57 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.
Official counts show 146 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Jefferson County in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,656 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $7.9M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Jefferson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Jefferson County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #368 of 847 scored counties and #4 of 20 scored counties in Colorado.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.6M | $4.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,656 | 1,320 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.2% | +0.6% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,551 | $1,449 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $110,656 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 159 → 146−8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,532
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 576 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $7.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 580,451−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 241,735
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 758
- Median household income
- $110,656+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,995
- Median home value
- $637,600
- Jobs located here
- 259,943
- Daytime population
- 537,313Residents 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, CO?
There are 57 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 146 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Jefferson County, CO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $375M a year, or $1,551 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 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 241,735 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, CO compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Jefferson County has 2.4 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above 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, Jefferson County would have about 59, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,656 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 580,451 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 241,735 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $110,656, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Jefferson County scores 52 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #368 of 847 scored counties.
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