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House cleaning businesses in the Alexandria, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in the Alexandria, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #174 of 375 scored metro areas
#9 of 9 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $75.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,334 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 147,952
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,334 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in the Alexandria metro area spend about $75.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $6.3M per business, 2% 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 12 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Alexandria metro area as of September 2026. One of them (8%) 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.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Alexandria metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,133 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Alexandria metro area declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For house cleaning businesses, the Alexandria metro area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #174 of 375 scored metro areas and #9 of 9 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.
How the Alexandria metro area compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Alexandria metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $8.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,133 | 2,553 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.3% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,334 | $1,374 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $56,353 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 156
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 the Alexandria 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 Alexandria metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 147,952−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 56,394
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $56,353+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,924
- Median home value
- $175,200
- Jobs located here
- 57,169
- Daytime population
- 151,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Alexandria metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hammond, LA | 72 | 10 | 1.9 | $6.9M | +5.8% | #44 of 375 |
| 2Baton Rouge, LA | 69 | 59 | 1.8 | $8.2M | +2.1% | #50 of 375 |
| 3Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 69 | 26 | 2.5 | $6.3M | +5.3% | #54 of 375 |
| 4Lafayette, LA | 68 | 28 | 1.7 | $8.1M | +3.8% | #56 of 375 |
| 5Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 67 | 14 | 0.9 | $14.9M | −2.3% | #58 of 375 |
| 6Monroe, LA | 63 | 10 | 1.1 | $11.2M | −1.9% | #82 of 375 |
| 7Lake Charles, LA | 56 | 19 | 2.1 | $6.9M | −3.8% | #122 of 375 |
| 8New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 53 | 80 | 2.0 | $7M | −3.4% | #153 of 375 |
| 9Alexandria, LA | 51 | 12 | 2.1 | $6.3M | −2.5% | #174 of 375 |
Other business types in the Alexandria metro area
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 the Alexandria, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 house cleaning businesses in the Alexandria metro area. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in the Alexandria, LA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $75.3M a year, or $1,334 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 56,394 households in the Alexandria metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Alexandria, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
The Alexandria metro area has 2.1 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.3M, 2% 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 3,133 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is the Alexandria, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Alexandria metro area at 147,952 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 56,394 households. The median household income in the Alexandria metro area is $56,353 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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 Alexandria metro area scores 51 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #174 of 375 scored metro areas.
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