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House cleaning businesses in Chatham County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Chatham County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #464 of 847 scored counties
#32 of 39 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 34
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 87
- +14.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $175.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,457 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 311,855
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 house cleaning businesses in Chatham County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
At $1,457 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Chatham County spend about $175.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% 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 87 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Chatham County in 2023, up 14.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,384 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $420K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Chatham County.
Population estimates put the population change in Chatham County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chatham County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #464 of 847 scored counties and #32 of 39 scored counties in Georgia.
How Chatham County 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 | Chatham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $6.3M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,384 | 1,863 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.5% | +7.4% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,457 | $1,526 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $71,097 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 76 → 87+14.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,150
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 343 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $420K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 311,855+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 120,383
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 433 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 695
- Median household income
- $71,097+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,268
- Median home value
- $302,700
- Jobs located here
- 168,123
- Daytime population
- 342,441Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Walton County, GA | 90 | 6 | 1.7 | $9.1M | +16.0% | #9 of 847 |
| 2Carroll County, GA | 83 | 6 | 1.4 | $10.4M | +9.8% | #26 of 847 |
| 3Houston County, GA | 80 | 13 | 2.0 | $7.3M | +8.5% | #37 of 847 |
| 4Paulding County, GA | 79 | 14 | 2.3 | $7M | +12.7% | #44 of 847 |
| 5Coweta County, GA | 78 | 13 | 2.3 | $7.2M | +9.2% | #51 of 847 |
| 6Floyd County, GA | 75 | 5 | 1.4 | $10.2M | +2.8% | #69 of 847 |
| 7Fulton County, GA | 71 | 115 | 2.5 | $6.9M | +2.7% | #96 of 847 |
| 8DeKalb County, GA | 68 | 62 | 2.2 | $7.5M | +1.3% | #123 of 847 |
| 9Clayton County, GA | 67 | 13 | 1.2 | $10.7M | −0.6% | #133 of 847 |
| 10Barrow County, GA | 66 | 8 | 2.6 | $5.7M | +18.7% | #153 of 847 |
| 32Chatham County, GA | 48 | 34 | 2.8 | $5.2M | +5.7% | #464 of 847 |
Other business types in Chatham 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 Chatham County, GA?
There are 34 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Chatham County as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 14.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Chatham County, GA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $175.4M a year, or $1,457 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 120,383 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, GA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Chatham County has 2.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.2M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Chatham County would have about 27, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,384 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Chatham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 311,855 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 120,383 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $71,097, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Chatham County scores 48 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #464 of 847 scored counties.
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