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House cleaning businesses in Fulton County, GA

How Fulton 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #96 of 847 scored counties
#7 of 39 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
115
6 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
206
+2.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$797.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,724 a household
Spending per listing
$6.9M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,098,791
+2.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 115 house cleaning businesses in Fulton County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 5%, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Households in Fulton County spend about $797.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,724 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. That works out to $6.9M per business, 8% above 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 206 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Fulton County in 2023, up 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,245 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $8.3M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Fulton County.

Population estimates show Fulton County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Fulton County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #96 of 847 scored counties and #7 of 39 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Fulton 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.

House cleaning in Fulton County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureFulton CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.42.2
Spending per listing$6.9M$6.3M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,2451,8631,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.5%+7.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,724$1,526$1,414
Median household income$95,292$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score7164

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
201 → 206+2.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
9,242
Annual payroll, 2023
$313.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1156 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
125The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
16
Amount
$8.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Fulton 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 Fulton County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,098,791+2.7% since 2020
Households
462,481
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
527 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,043
Median household income
$95,292+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,610
Median home value
$458,800
Jobs located here
965,119
Daytime population
1,533,450Residents 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 counties in Georgia for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Fulton County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Walton County, GA9061.7$9.1M+16.0%#9 of 847
2Carroll County, GA8361.4$10.4M+9.8%#26 of 847
3Houston County, GA80132.0$7.3M+8.5%#37 of 847
4Paulding County, GA79142.3$7M+12.7%#44 of 847
5Coweta County, GA78132.3$7.2M+9.2%#51 of 847
6Floyd County, GA7551.4$10.2M+2.8%#69 of 847
7Fulton County, GA711152.5$6.9M+2.7%#96 of 847
8DeKalb County, GA68622.2$7.5M+1.3%#123 of 847
9Clayton County, GA67131.2$10.7M−0.6%#133 of 847
10Barrow County, GA6682.6$5.7M+18.7%#153 of 847

Other business types in Fulton County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Fulton County, GA?

There are 115 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Fulton County as of September 2026. 6 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 206 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 2.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Fulton County, GA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $797.4M a year, or $1,724 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 115 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 462,481 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fulton County, GA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Fulton County has 2.5 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.9M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Fulton County would have about 125, against 115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,245 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Fulton County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Fulton County at 1,098,791 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 462,481 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $95,292, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. Fulton County scores 71 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #96 of 847 scored counties.

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