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House cleaning businesses in Gem County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Gem County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,211 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,773
- +13.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 house cleaning businesses in Gem County. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.2.
At $1,211 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Gem County spend about $9.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $2.3M per business, 64% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Gem County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $419K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Gem County.
Population estimates show Gem County grew 13.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings, Gem County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Gem County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Gem County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $4.2M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 960 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.1% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,211 | $1,286 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $64,605 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $419K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Gem 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 Gem County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,773+13.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,643
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $64,605+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,642
- Median home value
- $428,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,657
- Daytime population
- 16,682Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bingham County, ID | 47 | 5 | 3.1 | $4.1M | +6.4% | #490 of 847 |
| 2Bannock County, ID | 38 | 8 | 2.4 | $5M | +4.9% | #636 of 847 |
| 3Canyon County, ID | 35 | 24 | 2.8 | $4.5M | +18.1% | #683 of 847 |
| 4Ada County, ID | 34 | 77 | 3.8 | $3.7M | +9.6% | #697 of 847 |
| 5Twin Falls County, ID | 31 | 9 | 2.6 | $4.7M | +7.9% | #739 of 847 |
| 6Bonneville County, ID | 30 | 17 | 3.8 | $3.4M | +8.9% | #752 of 847 |
| 7Kootenai County, ID | 29 | 32 | 4.5 | $2.9M | +11.0% | #767 of 847 |
| 8Bonner County, ID | 27 | 8 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +14.8% | #776 of 847 |
| 9Blaine County, ID | 27 | 6 | 5.8 | $2.5M | +4.8% | #777 of 847 |
| 10Madison County, ID | 20 | 11 | 8.3 | $1.4M | +4.2% | #822 of 847 |
| Gem County, ID | Not scored | 4 | 5.2 | $2.3M | +13.0% |
Other business types in Gem 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 Gem County, ID?
There are 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Gem County as of September 2026. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. No official count is published for janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Gem County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Gem County, ID spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $9.3M a year, or $1,211 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 7,643 households in Gem County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gem County, ID compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Gem County has 5.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $2.3M, 64% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Gem County would have about 1, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Gem County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Gem County at 21,773 people in 2025, up 13.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,643 households. Median household income in Gem County is $64,605, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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. Gem County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Gem County. It maps the house cleaning businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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