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House cleaning businesses in the Rifle, CO area
The house cleaning businesses in the Rifle, CO area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #121 of 142 scored small-town markets
#4 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 17
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +8.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,421 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,099
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in the Rifle area is 31 (lower middle), #121 of 142 scored small-town markets and #4 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 house cleaning businesses in the Rifle area. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Rifle area comes to about $46.4M a year: $1,421 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per business, 57% 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 the Rifle area was 50 in 2023, up 8.9% from 2019. That is one for every 652 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Rifle area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Rifle area 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 | Rifle area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $4.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 652 | 1,320 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.9% | +0.6% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,421 | $1,449 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $95,635 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50+8.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 224
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 the Rifle area, 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 the Rifle area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,099+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 32,619
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,918 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $95,635
- Average household income
- $136,246
- Median home value
- $595,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,438
- Daytime population
- 79,095Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Colorado for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Rifle area marked.
Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Montrose, CO | 40 | 5 | 2.8 | $4.4M | +4.1% | #96 of 142 |
| 2Cañon City, CO | 40 | 5 | 2.8 | $4.2M | +2.4% | #97 of 142 |
| 3Durango, CO | 39 | 9 | 3.7 | $3.7M | +2.2% | #105 of 142 |
| 4Rifle, CO | 31 | 17 | 5.2 | $2.7M | +1.2% | #121 of 142 |
| 5Breckenridge, CO | 31 | 9 | 5.8 | $2.7M | +1.1% | #122 of 142 |
| 6Edwards, CO | 29 | 9 | 4.1 | $3.7M | −2.4% | #127 of 142 |
| 7Steamboat Springs, CO | 29 | 10 | 6.0 | $2.4M | +0.9% | #129 of 142 |
Other business types in the Rifle area
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 the Rifle, CO area?
There are 17 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Rifle area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 8.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Rifle, CO area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $46.4M a year, or $1,421 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 17 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 32,619 households in the Rifle area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rifle, CO area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
The Rifle area has 5.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $2.7M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Rifle area would have about 7, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 652 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rifle, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Rifle area at 80,099 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,619 households. Median household income in the Rifle area is $95,635, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Rifle area scores 31 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #121 of 142 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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