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House cleaning businesses in La Plata County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in La Plata County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #801 of 847 scored counties
#17 of 20 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +50.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,362 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 68% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,898
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
La Plata County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #801 of 847 scored counties and #17 of 20 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in La Plata County spend about $33.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,362 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.
La Plata County has 9 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in La Plata County in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019. That is one for every 739 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $315K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in La Plata County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of La Plata County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How La Plata 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 | La Plata County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $4.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 739 | 1,320 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +50.0% | +0.6% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,362 | $1,449 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 33+50.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 130
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $315K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in La Plata 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 La Plata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,898+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,378
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,780
- Median home value
- $591,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,833
- Daytime population
- 57,893Residents 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 |
| 17La Plata County, CO | 23 | 9 | 3.7 | $3.7M | +2.2% | #801 of 847 |
Other business types in La Plata 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 La Plata County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 house cleaning businesses in La Plata County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019.
How much do households in La Plata County, CO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $33.2M a year, or $1,362 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 24,378 households in La Plata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Plata County, CO compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
La Plata County has 3.7 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $3.7M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, La Plata County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 739 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 50.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is La Plata County, CO growing?
Population estimates put La Plata County at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in La Plata County is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. La Plata County scores 23 for house cleaning businesses (low), #801 of 847 scored counties.
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