Market rankings · District of Columbia
House cleaning businesses in the District of Columbia
Markets across the District of Columbia ranked by the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 70
- 7 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 115
- +17.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $596.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $8.5M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #1 of 51
- Market score 89 · High
A site report maps the house cleaning businesses on map listings around any address in the District of Columbia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 70 house cleaning businesses in the District of Columbia. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the District of Columbia comes to about $596.3M a year: $1,838 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That works out to $8.5M per business, 33% above 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 115 businesses with payroll in the District of Columbia classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 17.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,822 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, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $730K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the District of Columbia.
Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #1 for house cleaning businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 89 (high). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 54.
Every market in the District of Columbia for house cleaning businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 54 | 748 | 3.2 | $6.2M | +3.3% | #142 of 375 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | Not scored | 70 | 2.2 | $8.5M | +3.4% |
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 the District of Columbia?
The District of Columbia has 70 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 17.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $596.3M a year, or $1,838 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 70 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $8.5M 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 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.
How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
The District of Columbia has 2.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $8.5M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 93, against 70 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,822 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for house cleaning businesses?
The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 54 (upper middle). 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. The District of Columbia scores 89 for house cleaning businesses (high), #1 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 the District of Columbia. 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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