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House cleaning businesses in St. Joseph County, IN
How St. Joseph County, IN 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #735 of 847 scored counties
#15 of 19 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 25
- 5 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 61
- +15.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $126.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 272,861
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
For house cleaning businesses, St. Joseph County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #735 of 847 scored counties and #15 of 19 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,181 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in St. Joseph County spend about $126.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 25 house cleaning businesses, that is $5.1M per business, 21% 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.
St. Joseph County has 25 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 61 businesses with payroll in St. Joseph County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 15.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,758 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $170K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in St. Joseph County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Joseph County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How St. Joseph 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.
| Measure | St. Joseph County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $6.4M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,758 | 1,974 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.1% | +4.8% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,181 | $1,211 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $66,868 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 61+15.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 715
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 255 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $170K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 272,861+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 107,252
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 596
- Median household income
- $66,868+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,212
- Median home value
- $192,800
- Jobs located here
- 124,747
- Daytime population
- 277,571Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with St. Joseph County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, IN | 69 | 7 | 1.1 | $12M | +7.4% | #106 of 847 |
| 2Hendricks County, IN | 67 | 14 | 2.1 | $6.7M | +10.2% | #137 of 847 |
| 3Lake County, IN | 64 | 23 | 1.2 | $10.2M | +1.1% | #163 of 847 |
| 4Hamilton County, IN | 58 | 37 | 2.7 | $5.9M | +10.9% | #272 of 847 |
| 5Clark County, IN | 56 | 10 | 2.0 | $6.2M | +7.5% | #300 of 847 |
| 6Tippecanoe County, IN | 52 | 13 | 1.7 | $6.6M | +2.2% | #367 of 847 |
| 7Bartholomew County, IN | 49 | 7 | 2.1 | $6M | +4.3% | #439 of 847 |
| 8Porter County, IN | 46 | 15 | 2.2 | $6M | +1.6% | #494 of 847 |
| 9Madison County, IN | 46 | 10 | 1.9 | $6M | +3.8% | #495 of 847 |
| 10Elkhart County, IN | 42 | 12 | 1.7 | $7.1M | +0.9% | #553 of 847 |
| 15St. Joseph County, IN | 31 | 25 | 2.3 | $5.1M | +0.1% | #735 of 847 |
Other business types in St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 house cleaning businesses in St. Joseph County. 5 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 15.1% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Joseph County, IN spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $126.6M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 107,252 households in St. Joseph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Joseph County, IN compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
St. Joseph County has 2.3 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.1M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, St. Joseph County would have about 20, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,758 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Joseph County, IN growing?
Population estimates put St. Joseph County at 272,861 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,252 households. The median household income in St. Joseph County is $66,868 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. St. Joseph County scores 31 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #735 of 847 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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