Market rankings · Connecticut
House cleaning businesses in Connecticut
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Connecticut, ranked by the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 344
- 29 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 705
- +0.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.1B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $6M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #17 of 51
- Market score 55 · Upper middle
A site report maps the house cleaning businesses on map listings around any address in Connecticut by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
There are 344 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Connecticut as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% 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.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Connecticut comes to about $2.1B a year: $1,437 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 344 house cleaning businesses, that is $6M per business, 6% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Connecticut was 705 in 2023, up 0.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,034 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 39 SBA-backed loans worth $8.1M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Connecticut.
Among the 50 states and DC, Connecticut ranks #17 for house cleaning businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle). Of the 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area scores highest (69). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Connecticut, the Torrington area, scores 64.
Every market in Connecticut for house cleaning businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Connecticut, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 69 | 80 | 1.7 | $8.3M | +3.0% | #49 of 375 |
| 2Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 64 | 36 | 2.0 | $6.7M | +3.2% | #80 of 375 |
| 3New Haven, CT | 55 | 54 | 2.3 | $5.9M | +2.5% | #132 of 375 |
| 4Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 50 | 23 | 2.0 | $6.7M | +2.0% | #181 of 375 |
| 5Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 47 | 135 | 3.8 | $4.2M | +3.7% | #227 of 375 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Torrington, CT | 64 | 12 | 2.5 | $5.6M | +2.2% | #34 of 142 |
| Putnam, CT | Not scored | 4 | 1.0 | $13.3M | +3.0% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 75 | 10 | 1.4 | $11M | +2.3% | #68 of 847 |
| 2Capitol Planning Region, CT | 65 | 70 | 1.8 | $7.9M | +3.1% | #159 of 847 |
| 3Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 64 | 36 | 2.0 | $6.7M | +3.2% | #171 of 847 |
| 4South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 56 | 54 | 2.3 | $5.9M | +2.5% | #302 of 847 |
| 5Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 53 | 12 | 2.5 | $5.6M | +2.2% | #352 of 847 |
| 6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 51 | 23 | 2.0 | $6.7M | +2.0% | #390 of 847 |
| 7Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 48 | 89 | 3.8 | $4.4M | +3.5% | #472 of 847 |
| 8Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 44 | 46 | 3.8 | $3.7M | +4.1% | #539 of 847 |
| Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | Not scored | 4 | 1.0 | $13.3M | +3.0% |
Markets with fewer than 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many house cleaning businesses are in Connecticut?
As of September 2026, map listings count 344 house cleaning businesses in Connecticut. 29 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 705 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 0.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Connecticut spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $2.1B a year, or $1,437 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 344 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6M 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 1,434,007 households in Connecticut and national spending patterns by income.
How does Connecticut compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Connecticut has 2.4 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Connecticut would have about 322, against 344 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,034 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
Which market in Connecticut has the highest market score for house cleaning businesses?
Among 5 scored metro areas in or partly in Connecticut, the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Connecticut is the Torrington area, at 64 (upper middle). Among 8 scored counties in Connecticut, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores highest, at 75 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Connecticut scores 55 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #17 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Connecticut. It maps the house cleaning businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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