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House cleaning businesses in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #102 of 375 scored metro areas
#7 of 13 scored metro areas based in Georgia

Listings
651
46 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
1,394
+5.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$3.8B
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,641 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,482,182
+5.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 651 house cleaning businesses in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area. 46 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area spend about $3.8B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,641 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $5.8M per business, 9% below 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area was 1,394 in 2023, up 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,659 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 61 SBA-backed loans worth $20M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area.

Population estimates show the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area grew 5.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #102 of 375 scored metro areas and #7 of 13 scored metro areas based in Georgia.

How the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area compares

The same measures for Georgia 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro areaGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.42.2
Spending per listing$5.8M$6.3M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,6591,8631,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.8%+7.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,641$1,526$1,414
Median household income$89,724$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6064

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
1,394+5.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
23,035
Annual payroll, 2023
$691M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
65146 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
593The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
61
Amount
$20M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
6,482,182+5.9% since 2020
Households
2,313,055
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
8,784 sq. mi.
People per square mile
712
Median household income
$89,724
Average household income
$122,540
Median home value
$367,600
Jobs located here
2,999,529
Daytime population
6,397,894Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Georgia

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Georgia

Metro areas in Georgia ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Chattanooga, TN-GA83301.3$11.3M+5.3%#4 of 375
1Warner Robins, GA83152.0$7.3M+8.2%#5 of 375
2Rome, GA7751.4$10.2M+2.8%#25 of 375
3Dalton, GA7591.7$8M+3.5%#31 of 375
4Gainesville, GA65182.4$6.3M+11.4%#77 of 375
5Albany, GA6261.0$12.3M−1.8%#84 of 375
6Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC62572.5$5.8M+4.7%#88 of 375
7Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA606512.8$5.8M+5.9%#102 of 375
8Valdosta, GA56132.3$5.6M+3.3%#127 of 375
9Athens-Clarke County, GA56222.6$5.6M+3.9%#128 of 375

Other business types in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area?

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area has 651 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 46 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 1,394 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 5.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $3.8B a year, or $1,641 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 651 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 2,313,055 households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area has 2.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area would have about 593, against 651 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,659 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area at 6,482,182 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,313,055 households. Median household income in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area is $89,724, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores 60 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #102 of 375 scored metro areas.

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