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House cleaning businesses in the Gainesville, FL metro area
How the Gainesville, FL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #141 of 375 scored metro areas
#5 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 32
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 91
- −5.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $198.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,394 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 359,036
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,394 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Gainesville metro area spend about $198.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 32 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.2M per business, 3% 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.
There are 32 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Gainesville metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Gainesville metro area was 91 in 2023, down 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,566 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $200K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Gainesville metro area.
Population estimates show the Gainesville metro area grew 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Gainesville metro area scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #141 of 375 scored metro areas and #5 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Gainesville metro area compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Gainesville metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $4.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,566 | 1,197 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.4% | +11.6% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,394 | $1,503 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $61,468 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 91−5.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 522
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 322 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Gainesville metro area, 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 Gainesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 359,036+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 142,499
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,344 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 149
- Median household income
- $61,468+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,169
- Median home value
- $266,200
- Jobs located here
- 152,641
- Daytime population
- 368,793Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 95 | 7 | 1.0 | $14.8M | +21.1% | #1 of 375 |
| 2Homosassa Springs, FL | 75 | 13 | 1.8 | $7.2M | +11.1% | #32 of 375 |
| 3Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 61 | 65 | 2.2 | $6.2M | +19.8% | #91 of 375 |
| 4Ocala, FL | 60 | 33 | 2.0 | $6.7M | +17.3% | #100 of 375 |
| 5Gainesville, FL | 54 | 32 | 2.2 | $6.2M | +5.4% | #141 of 375 |
| 6Sebring, FL | 52 | 15 | 3.2 | $4M | +9.7% | #169 of 375 |
| 7Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 50 | 82 | 2.8 | $5.2M | +11.2% | #186 of 375 |
| 8Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 49 | 68 | 3.4 | $4.4M | +6.5% | #197 of 375 |
| 9Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 48 | 401 | 3.0 | $5M | +7.3% | #209 of 375 |
| 10Jacksonville, FL | 48 | 226 | 3.4 | $4.5M | +10.7% | #210 of 375 |
Other business types in the Gainesville metro area
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 Gainesville, FL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 house cleaning businesses in the Gainesville metro area. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 5.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Gainesville, FL metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $198.6M a year, or $1,394 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.2M 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 142,499 households in the Gainesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gainesville, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
The Gainesville metro area has 2.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.2M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Gainesville metro area would have about 31, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,566 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Gainesville, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gainesville metro area at 359,036 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,499 households. The median household income in the Gainesville metro area is $61,468 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Gainesville metro area scores 54 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #141 of 375 scored metro areas.
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