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House cleaning businesses in St. Johns County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in St. Johns County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #473 of 847 scored counties
#21 of 40 scored counties in Florida

Listings
62
3 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
86
+24.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$211.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,826 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
2.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
346,328
+25.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,826 per household (29% above the U.S. average), households in St. Johns County spend about $211.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 47% 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 62 house cleaning businesses on map listings in St. Johns County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in St. Johns County was 86 in 2023, up 24.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,346 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $885K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in St. Johns County.

Population estimates show St. Johns County grew 25.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in St. Johns County is 48 (lower middle), #473 of 847 scored counties and #21 of 40 scored counties in Florida.

How St. Johns 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.

House cleaning in St. Johns County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Johns CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.43.02.2
Spending per listing$3.4M$4.9M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,3461,1971,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+24.6%+11.6%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+25.0%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,826$1,503$1,414
Median household income$109,839$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4844

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
69 → 86+24.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,147
Annual payroll, 2023
$29M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
623 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$885K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in St. Johns 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 St. Johns County

Population, 2025 estimate
346,328+25.0% since 2020
Households
115,794
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
601 sq. mi.
People per square mile
511
Median household income
$109,839+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$148,427
Median home value
$489,200
Jobs located here
95,238
Daytime population
271,916Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with St. Johns County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL9271.0$14.8M+21.1%#3 of 847
2Citrus County, FL74131.8$7.2M+11.1%#74 of 847
3Nassau County, FL67102.5$6.3M+17.4%#140 of 847
4Putnam County, FL6661.9$6.5M+5.9%#151 of 847
5Clay County, FL66212.5$6.2M+9.4%#152 of 847
6Polk County, FL62652.2$6.2M+19.8%#202 of 847
7Santa Rosa County, FL62263.6$4.5M+11.7%#209 of 847
8Marion County, FL61332.0$6.7M+17.3%#224 of 847
9Martin County, FL60162.4$6.8M+4.8%#241 of 847
10Lake County, FL59392.4$6.1M+18.1%#255 of 847
21St. Johns County, FL48625.4$3.4M+25.0%#473 of 847

Other business types in St. Johns County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in St. Johns County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 62 house cleaning businesses in St. Johns County. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 86 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 24.6% from 2019.

How much do households in St. Johns County, FL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $211.4M a year, or $1,826 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 115,794 households in St. Johns County and national spending patterns by income.

How does St. Johns County, FL compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

St. Johns County has 5.4 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $3.4M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, St. Johns County would have about 33, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,346 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Johns County, FL growing?

Population estimates put St. Johns County at 346,328 people in 2025, up 25.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,794 households. The median household income in St. Johns County is $109,839 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.5% 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. St. Johns County scores 48 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #473 of 847 scored counties.

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