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House cleaning businesses in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #88 of 375 scored metro areas
#6 of 13 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 57
- 8 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 105
- +7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $333M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,436 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 641,231
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 57 house cleaning businesses in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area. 8 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
At $1,436 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area spend about $333M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. 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.
Official counts show 105 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,208 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $171K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area.
Population estimates show the Augusta-Richmond County metro area grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Augusta-Richmond County metro area scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #88 of 375 scored metro areas and #6 of 13 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Augusta-Richmond County 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.
| Measure | Augusta-Richmond County metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $6.3M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,208 | 1,863 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.7% | +7.4% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,436 | $1,526 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $69,344 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 105+7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 948
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 578 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $171K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Augusta-Richmond County 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 Augusta-Richmond County metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 641,231+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 231,857
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,481 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 179
- Median household income
- $69,344+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,940
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 228,609
- Daytime population
- 608,615Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →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 Augusta-Richmond County metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 83 | 30 | 1.3 | $11.3M | +5.3% | #4 of 375 |
| 1Warner Robins, GA | 83 | 15 | 2.0 | $7.3M | +8.2% | #5 of 375 |
| 2Rome, GA | 77 | 5 | 1.4 | $10.2M | +2.8% | #25 of 375 |
| 3Dalton, GA | 75 | 9 | 1.7 | $8M | +3.5% | #31 of 375 |
| 4Gainesville, GA | 65 | 18 | 2.4 | $6.3M | +11.4% | #77 of 375 |
| 5Albany, GA | 62 | 6 | 1.0 | $12.3M | −1.8% | #84 of 375 |
| 6Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 62 | 57 | 2.5 | $5.8M | +4.7% | #88 of 375 |
| 7Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 60 | 651 | 2.8 | $5.8M | +5.9% | #102 of 375 |
| 8Valdosta, GA | 56 | 13 | 2.3 | $5.6M | +3.3% | #127 of 375 |
| 9Athens-Clarke County, GA | 56 | 22 | 2.6 | $5.6M | +3.9% | #128 of 375 |
Other business types in the Augusta-Richmond County 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area?
There are 57 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area as of September 2026. 8 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 105 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $333M a year, or $1,436 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 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 231,857 households in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
The Augusta-Richmond County metro area has 2.5 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 14% 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 Augusta-Richmond County metro area would have about 52, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,208 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Augusta-Richmond County metro area at 641,231 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 231,857 households. Median household income in the Augusta-Richmond County metro area is $69,344, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.2%, 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 Augusta-Richmond County metro area scores 62 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #88 of 375 scored metro areas.
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