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House cleaning businesses in Routt County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #792 of 847 scored counties
#15 of 20 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
34
+30.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$17.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,551 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
70% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.0
3.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,329
+2.0% 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

For house cleaning businesses, Routt County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #792 of 847 scored counties and #15 of 20 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 house cleaning businesses in Routt County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.2.

At $1,551 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in Routt County spend about $17.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $1.9M per business, 70% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in Routt County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 30.8% from 2019. That is one for every 332 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Routt County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Routt 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.

House cleaning in Routt County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureRoutt CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.03.02.2
Spending per listing$1.9M$4.9M$6.4M
Households per official establishment3321,3201,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+30.8%+0.6%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,551$1,449$1,414
Median household income$106,489$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score2538

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 34+30.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
203
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
91 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Routt 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 Routt County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,329+2.0% since 2020
Households
11,281
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$106,489+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$150,721
Median home value
$854,700
Jobs located here
15,001
Daytime population
26,089Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Routt County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, CO79332.4$7.6M+10.9%#43 of 847
2Broomfield County, CO6951.6$10.5M+6.3%#108 of 847
3Denver County, CO58772.3$6.4M+3.2%#271 of 847
4Jefferson County, CO52572.4$6.6M−0.5%#368 of 847
5Boulder County, CO44362.6$5.9M−0.7%#530 of 847
6Arapahoe County, CO43763.0$5M+2.8%#547 of 847
7Pueblo County, CO41152.2$5.4M+0.6%#581 of 847
8Weld County, CO41453.6$3.9M+14.2%#587 of 847
9Adams County, CO37693.7$3.9M+6.6%#653 of 847
10Larimer County, CO37573.7$3.8M+4.8%#654 of 847
15Routt County, CO2598.0$1.9M+2.0%#792 of 847

Other business types in Routt County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Routt County, CO?

There are 9 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Routt County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 30.8% from 2019.

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

About $17.5M 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 9 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 11,281 households in Routt County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Routt County, CO compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Routt County has 8.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 3.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $1.9M, 70% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Routt County would have about 3, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 332 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Routt County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Routt County at 25,329 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,281 households. Median household income in Routt County is $106,489, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.5%, 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. Routt County scores 25 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #792 of 847 scored counties.

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