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House cleaning businesses in DeKalb County, GA
How DeKalb County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #123 of 847 scored counties
#8 of 39 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 62
- 5 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 132
- −2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $463M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,612 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.5M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 774,394
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in DeKalb County comes to about $463M a year: $1,612 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $7.5M per business, 17% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.
DeKalb County has 62 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 8%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in DeKalb County was 132 in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,176 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $955K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in DeKalb County.
Population estimates show DeKalb County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in DeKalb County is 68 (upper middle), #123 of 847 scored counties and #8 of 39 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $7.5M | $6.3M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,176 | 1,863 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.2% | +7.4% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,612 | $1,526 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $80,644 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 135 → 132−2.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,335
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $43.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 625 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $955K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 774,394+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 287,239
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,860
- Median household income
- $80,644+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,811
- Median home value
- $357,800
- Jobs located here
- 346,946
- Daytime population
- 767,907Residents 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 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 house cleaning businesses in DeKalb County. 5 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 132 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019.
How much do households in DeKalb County, GA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $463M a year, or $1,612 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $7.5M 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 287,239 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, GA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
DeKalb County has 2.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7.5M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 72, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,176 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 774,394 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 287,239 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $80,644 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. DeKalb County scores 68 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #123 of 847 scored counties.
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