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House cleaning businesses in Bartholomew County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Bartholomew County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #439 of 847 scored counties
#7 of 19 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
19
−9.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$42M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,260 a household
Spending per listing
$6M
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
85,729
+4.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 house cleaning businesses in Bartholomew County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Households in Bartholomew County spend about $42M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,260 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 house cleaning businesses, that is $6M per business, 6% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Bartholomew County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, down 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,756 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Bartholomew County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Bartholomew County is 49 (lower middle), #439 of 847 scored counties and #7 of 19 scored counties in Indiana.

How Bartholomew County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Bartholomew County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureBartholomew CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.11.92.2
Spending per listing$6M$6.4M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,7561,9741,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.5%+4.8%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,260$1,211$1,414
Median household income$79,901$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4945

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 19−9.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
173
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
85,729+4.3% since 2020
Households
33,359
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$79,901+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,124
Median home value
$232,800
Jobs located here
52,041
Daytime population
94,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Indiana

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, IN6971.1$12M+7.4%#106 of 847
2Hendricks County, IN67142.1$6.7M+10.2%#137 of 847
3Lake County, IN64231.2$10.2M+1.1%#163 of 847
4Hamilton County, IN58372.7$5.9M+10.9%#272 of 847
5Clark County, IN56102.0$6.2M+7.5%#300 of 847
6Tippecanoe County, IN52131.7$6.6M+2.2%#367 of 847
7Bartholomew County, IN4972.1$6M+4.3%#439 of 847
8Porter County, IN46152.2$6M+1.6%#494 of 847
9Madison County, IN46101.9$6M+3.8%#495 of 847
10Elkhart County, IN42121.7$7.1M+0.9%#553 of 847

Other business types in Bartholomew County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Bartholomew County, IN?

Bartholomew County has 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 9.5% from 2019.

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

About $42M a year, or $1,260 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6M 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 33,359 households in Bartholomew County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bartholomew County, IN compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Bartholomew County has 2.1 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,756 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Bartholomew County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Bartholomew County at 85,729 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,359 households. Median household income in Bartholomew County is $79,901, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Bartholomew County scores 49 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #439 of 847 scored counties.

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