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House cleaning businesses in Sussex County, DE
How Sussex County, DE 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #407 of 847 scored counties
#3 of 3 scored counties in Delaware
- Listings
- 37
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $164.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,544 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,140
- +16.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 house cleaning businesses in Sussex County. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in Sussex County spend about $164.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,544 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 31% 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.
Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Sussex County in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,499 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Sussex County.
Population estimates show Sussex County grew 16.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Sussex County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #407 of 847 scored counties and #3 of 3 scored counties in Delaware.
How Sussex County compares
The same measures for Delaware 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 | Sussex County | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $5.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,499 | 1,354 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.9% | +5.0% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.1% | +6.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,544 | $1,581 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $81,497 | $84,954 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 69 → 71+2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,127
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 372 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Sussex 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 Sussex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,140+16.1% since 2020
- Households
- 106,441
- Median age
- 49.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 936 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 273
- Median household income
- $81,497+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,287
- Median home value
- $382,600
- Jobs located here
- 85,870
- Daytime population
- 239,628Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Sussex County?
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Every Delaware market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Delaware for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Delaware, with Sussex County marked.
Top counties in Delaware
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kent County, DE | 64 | 14 | 2.0 | $7.4M | +6.8% | #168 of 847 |
| 2New Castle County, DE | 56 | 57 | 2.5 | $6.5M | +3.0% | #299 of 847 |
| 3Sussex County, DE | 51 | 37 | 3.5 | $4.4M | +16.1% | #407 of 847 |
Other business types in Sussex 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 Sussex County, DE?
Sussex County has 37 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Sussex County, DE spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $164.4M a year, or $1,544 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 106,441 households in Sussex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sussex County, DE compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Sussex County has 3.5 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.4M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Sussex County would have about 26, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,499 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Sussex County, DE growing?
Population estimates put Sussex County at 277,140 people in 2025, up 16.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,441 households. Median household income in Sussex County is $81,497, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Sussex County scores 51 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #407 of 847 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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