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House cleaning businesses in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area

How the Idaho Falls, ID metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #324 of 375 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Idaho

Listings
17
2 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
58
+5.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$71.9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,297 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
41% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
173,851
+9.8% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in the Idaho Falls metro area is 32 (lower middle), #324 of 375 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Idaho Falls metro area comes to about $71.9M a year: $1,297 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.

There are 17 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Idaho Falls metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 41% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Idaho Falls metro area was 58 in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 956 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Idaho Falls metro area. Population estimates show the Idaho Falls metro area grew 9.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Idaho Falls metro area 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.

House cleaning in Idaho Falls, ID metro area compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureIdaho Falls metro areaIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.13.12.2
Spending per listing$4.2M$4.2M$6.4M
Households per official establishment9569601,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.6%+25.1%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.8%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,297$1,286$1,414
Median household income$80,291$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score3227

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
58+5.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
416
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
172 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$300K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Idaho Falls metro area, 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 the Idaho Falls metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
173,851+9.8% since 2020
Households
55,456
Median age
34.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
5,196 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$80,291+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,557
Median home value
$372,100
Jobs located here
80,023
Daytime population
171,300Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Idaho

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Idaho for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Idaho Falls metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Idaho

Metro areas in Idaho ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pocatello, ID3682.4$5M+4.9%#299 of 375
2Boise City, ID331063.5$3.9M+12.2%#319 of 375
3Idaho Falls, ID32173.1$4.2M+9.8%#324 of 375
Logan, UT-ID31153.0$4.3M+8.8%#327 of 375
4Coeur d’Alene, ID29324.5$2.9M+11.0%#345 of 375
5Twin Falls, ID27122.8$4.4M+8.1%#352 of 375

Other business types in the Idaho Falls metro area

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 house cleaning businesses in the Idaho Falls metro area. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Idaho Falls, ID metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $71.9M a year, or $1,297 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 55,456 households in the Idaho Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Idaho Falls, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Idaho Falls metro area has 3.1 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.2M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Idaho Falls metro area would have about 11, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 956 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Idaho Falls, ID metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Idaho Falls metro area at 173,851 people in 2025, up 9.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,456 households. The median household income in the Idaho Falls metro area is $80,291 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. The Idaho Falls metro area scores 32 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #324 of 375 scored metro areas.

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