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House cleaning businesses in the Lafayette, LA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in the Lafayette, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #56 of 375 scored metro areas
#4 of 9 scored metro areas based in Louisiana

Listings
28
4 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
80
+23.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$225.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,372 a household
Spending per listing
$8.1M
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
423,758
+3.8% 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

Households in the Lafayette metro area spend about $225.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,372 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 26% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.

The Lafayette metro area has 28 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 14%, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Lafayette metro area was 80 in 2023, up 23.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,055 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $200K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Lafayette metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lafayette metro area grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in the Lafayette metro area is 68 (upper middle), #56 of 375 scored metro areas and #4 of 9 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Lafayette 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.

House cleaning in Lafayette, LA metro area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureLafayette metro areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.71.62.2
Spending per listing$8.1M$8.9M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,0552,5531,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.1%+4.3%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,372$1,374$1,414
Median household income$60,892$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score6867

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
80+23.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
714
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
284 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$200K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
423,758+3.8% since 2020
Households
164,378
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
2,834 sq. mi.
People per square mile
146
Median household income
$60,892
Average household income
$88,260
Median home value
$214,400
Jobs located here
177,096
Daytime population
415,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Lafayette metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Louisiana

Metro areas in Louisiana ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hammond, LA72101.9$6.9M+5.8%#44 of 375
2Baton Rouge, LA69591.8$8.2M+2.1%#50 of 375
3Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA69262.5$6.3M+5.3%#54 of 375
4Lafayette, LA68281.7$8.1M+3.8%#56 of 375
5Shreveport-Bossier City, LA67140.9$14.9M−2.3%#58 of 375
6Monroe, LA63101.1$11.2M−1.9%#82 of 375
7Lake Charles, LA56192.1$6.9M−3.8%#122 of 375
8New Orleans-Metairie, LA53802.0$7M−3.4%#153 of 375
9Alexandria, LA51122.1$6.3M−2.5%#174 of 375

Other business types in the Lafayette 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 Lafayette, LA metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 house cleaning businesses in the Lafayette metro area. 4 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 80 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 23.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the Lafayette, LA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $225.5M a year, or $1,372 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $8.1M 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 164,378 households in the Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lafayette, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Lafayette metro area has 1.7 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $8.1M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Lafayette metro area would have about 35, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,055 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lafayette, LA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lafayette metro area at 423,758 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,378 households. The median household income in the Lafayette metro area is $60,892 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Lafayette metro area scores 68 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #56 of 375 scored metro areas.

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