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House cleaning businesses in the Punta Gorda, FL metro area
The house cleaning businesses in the Punta Gorda, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #256 of 375 scored metro areas
#18 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 33
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- +71.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $128.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,424 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 64% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 217,212
- +15.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Punta Gorda metro area comes to about $128.9M a year: $1,424 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each business on map listings, 39% 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 33 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Punta Gorda metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 8% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 65 businesses with payroll in the Punta Gorda metro area classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 71.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,393 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Punta Gorda metro area grew 15.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in the Punta Gorda metro area is 42 (lower middle), #256 of 375 scored metro areas and #18 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Punta Gorda 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 | Punta Gorda metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $4.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,393 | 1,197 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +71.1% | +11.6% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,424 | $1,503 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $69,952 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65+71.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 183
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 332 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 217,212+15.5% since 2020
- Households
- 90,542
- Median age
- 58.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 681 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 295
- Median household income
- $69,952+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,474
- Median home value
- $328,900
- Jobs located here
- 57,938
- Daytime population
- 192,438Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Punta Gorda metro area marked.
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 |
| 18Punta Gorda, FL | 42 | 33 | 3.6 | $3.9M | +15.5% | #256 of 375 |
Other business types in the Punta Gorda 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 Punta Gorda, FL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 house cleaning businesses in the Punta Gorda metro area. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 71.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Punta Gorda, FL metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $128.9M a year, or $1,424 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 90,542 households in the Punta Gorda metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Punta Gorda, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
The Punta Gorda metro area has 3.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $3.9M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Punta Gorda metro area would have about 20, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,393 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 71.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Punta Gorda, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Punta Gorda metro area at 217,212 people in 2025, up 15.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,542 households. The median household income in the Punta Gorda metro area is $69,952 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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 Punta Gorda metro area scores 42 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #256 of 375 scored metro areas.
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