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House cleaning businesses in Honolulu County, HI

The house cleaning businesses in Honolulu County, HI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #311 of 847 scored counties
#1 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii

Listings
60
11 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
224
+8.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$514.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,519 a household
Spending per listing
$8.6M
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
988,703
−2.3% 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

At $1,519 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Honolulu County spend about $514.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $8.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 34% 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.

Honolulu County has 60 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Honolulu County was 224 in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,513 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $535K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Honolulu County.

Population estimates show Honolulu County declined 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For house cleaning businesses, Honolulu County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #311 of 847 scored counties and #1 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii.

How Honolulu County compares

The same measures for Hawaii 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 Honolulu County, HI compared with Hawaii and the U.S.
MeasureHonolulu CountyHawaiiU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.82.02.2
Spending per listing$8.6M$7.5M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,5131,2591,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.2%+9.5%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,519$1,479$1,414
Median household income$106,195$100,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5549

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
207 → 224+8.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,648
Annual payroll, 2023
$97.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6011 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$535K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
988,703−2.3% since 2020
Households
338,868
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
601 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,666
Median household income
$106,195+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$136,603
Median home value
$897,500
Jobs located here
441,980
Daytime population
1,039,068Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Hawaii

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The highest-scoring counties in Hawaii for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Hawaii, with Honolulu County marked.

Top counties in Hawaii

Counties in Hawaii ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Honolulu County, HI55601.8$8.6M−2.3%#311 of 847
2Hawaii County, HI50141.9$7M+4.6%#416 of 847
3Maui County, HI29162.9$5.1M−2.5%#756 of 847
4Kauai County, HI2973.0$4.8M+0.3%#759 of 847

Other business types in Honolulu County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Honolulu County, HI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 house cleaning businesses in Honolulu County. 11 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 224 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019.

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

About $514.8M a year, or $1,519 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $8.6M 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 338,868 households in Honolulu County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Honolulu County, HI compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Honolulu County has 1.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $8.6M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Honolulu County would have about 81, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,513 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Honolulu County, HI growing?

Population estimates put Honolulu County at 988,703 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 338,868 households. The median household income in Honolulu County is $106,195 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Honolulu County scores 55 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #311 of 847 scored counties.

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