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House cleaning businesses in Hillsborough County, FL
The house cleaning businesses in Hillsborough County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #402 of 847 scored counties
#14 of 40 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 167
- 12 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 486
- +11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $907.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,557 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.4M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,574,115
- +7.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hillsborough County spend about $907.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,557 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% 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 167 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Hillsborough County as of September 2026. 12 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Official counts show 486 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Hillsborough County in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,200 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $5.3M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Hillsborough County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hillsborough County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Hillsborough County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #402 of 847 scored counties and #14 of 40 scored counties in Florida.
How Hillsborough County 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 | Hillsborough County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.4M | $4.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,200 | 1,197 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.5% | +11.6% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,557 | $1,503 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $79,540 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 436 → 486+11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,963
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $249.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16712 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 142The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 26
- Amount
- $5.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,574,115+7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 583,192
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,022 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,490
- Median household income
- $79,540+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,695
- Median home value
- $371,500
- Jobs located here
- 844,193
- Daytime population
- 1,660,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hillsborough County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the house cleaning businesses on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with Hillsborough County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 92 | 7 | 1.0 | $14.8M | +21.1% | #3 of 847 |
| 2Citrus County, FL | 74 | 13 | 1.8 | $7.2M | +11.1% | #74 of 847 |
| 3Nassau County, FL | 67 | 10 | 2.5 | $6.3M | +17.4% | #140 of 847 |
| 4Putnam County, FL | 66 | 6 | 1.9 | $6.5M | +5.9% | #151 of 847 |
| 5Clay County, FL | 66 | 21 | 2.5 | $6.2M | +9.4% | #152 of 847 |
| 6Polk County, FL | 62 | 65 | 2.2 | $6.2M | +19.8% | #202 of 847 |
| 7Santa Rosa County, FL | 62 | 26 | 3.6 | $4.5M | +11.7% | #209 of 847 |
| 8Marion County, FL | 61 | 33 | 2.0 | $6.7M | +17.3% | #224 of 847 |
| 9Martin County, FL | 60 | 16 | 2.4 | $6.8M | +4.8% | #241 of 847 |
| 10Lake County, FL | 59 | 39 | 2.4 | $6.1M | +18.1% | #255 of 847 |
| 14Hillsborough County, FL | 51 | 167 | 2.9 | $5.4M | +7.4% | #402 of 847 |
Other business types in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 167 house cleaning businesses in Hillsborough County. 12 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 486 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Hillsborough County, FL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $907.8M a year, or $1,557 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 167 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 583,192 households in Hillsborough County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hillsborough County, FL compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Hillsborough County has 2.9 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.4M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Hillsborough County would have about 142, against 167 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,200 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Hillsborough County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hillsborough County at 1,574,115 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 583,192 households. The median household income in Hillsborough County is $79,540 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. Hillsborough County scores 51 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #402 of 847 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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