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House cleaning businesses in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT
How the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #352 of 847 scored counties
#5 of 8 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $67.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,409 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.6M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,690
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 house cleaning businesses in the Northwest Hills Planning Region. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region spend about $67.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,409 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $5.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 12% 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region was 23 in 2023. That is one for every 2,080 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Northwest Hills Planning Region.
Population estimates show the Northwest Hills Planning Region grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Northwest Hills Planning Region scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #352 of 847 scored counties and #5 of 8 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Northwest Hills Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Northwest Hills Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.6M | $6M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,080 | 2,034 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,409 | $1,437 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $93,551 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23
- Employees, 2023
- 107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,690+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 47,845
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 787 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $93,551
- Average household income
- $131,679
- Median home value
- $335,600
- Jobs located here
- 36,871
- Daytime population
- 93,666Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Northwest Hills Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| 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 |
Other business types in the Northwest Hills Planning Region
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 Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT?
The Northwest Hills Planning Region has 12 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $67.4M a year, or $1,409 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 47,845 households in the Northwest Hills Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
The Northwest Hills Planning Region has 2.5 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.6M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Northwest Hills Planning Region would have about 11, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,080 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is the Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Northwest Hills Planning Region at 114,690 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,845 households. Median household income in the Northwest Hills Planning Region is $93,551, 16% 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. 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region scores 53 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #352 of 847 scored counties.
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