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House cleaning businesses in Lafayette Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Lafayette Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #252 of 847 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 22
- 4 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 67
- +31.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $144.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,433 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.6M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 257,949
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 house cleaning businesses in Lafayette Parish. 4 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in Lafayette Parish spend about $144.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,433 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $6.6M per business, 3% above 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 67 businesses with payroll in Lafayette Parish classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 31.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,506 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 Lafayette Parish.
Population estimates show Lafayette Parish grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lafayette Parish scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #252 of 847 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in Louisiana.
How Lafayette Parish 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 | Lafayette Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.6M | $8.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,506 | 2,553 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +31.4% | +4.3% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,433 | $1,374 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $67,451 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 67+31.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 641
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 224 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Lafayette Parish, 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 Lafayette Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 257,949+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 100,903
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 922
- Median household income
- $67,451+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,745
- Median home value
- $242,900
- Jobs located here
- 135,780
- Daytime population
- 279,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Lafayette Parish marked.
Top counties in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston Parish, LA | 84 | 7 | 1.3 | $11.2M | +8.5% | #21 of 847 |
| 2Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 72 | 10 | 1.9 | $6.9M | +5.8% | #92 of 847 |
| 3St. Tammany Parish, LA | 68 | 26 | 2.5 | $6.3M | +5.3% | #127 of 847 |
| 4Ascension Parish, LA | 68 | 13 | 2.7 | $6M | +6.4% | #129 of 847 |
| 5Orleans Parish, LA | 62 | 24 | 1.5 | $8.9M | −5.5% | #193 of 847 |
| 6Ouachita Parish, LA | 60 | 10 | 1.6 | $8.1M | −1.0% | #236 of 847 |
| 7East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 59 | 32 | 1.8 | $7.9M | +0.1% | #246 of 847 |
| 8Lafayette Parish, LA | 59 | 22 | 2.2 | $6.6M | +6.5% | #252 of 847 |
| 9Caddo Parish, LA | 57 | 13 | 1.4 | $9.4M | −5.4% | #278 of 847 |
| 10Calcasieu Parish, LA | 51 | 18 | 2.3 | $6.2M | −3.7% | #393 of 847 |
Other business types in Lafayette Parish
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 Lafayette Parish, LA?
There are 22 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Lafayette Parish as of September 2026. 4 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 31.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Lafayette Parish, LA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $144.6M a year, or $1,433 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 100,903 households in Lafayette Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lafayette Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Lafayette Parish has 2.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.6M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Lafayette Parish would have about 23, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,506 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Lafayette Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put Lafayette Parish at 257,949 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 100,903 households. Median household income in Lafayette Parish is $67,451, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.3%, 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. Lafayette Parish scores 59 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #252 of 847 scored counties.
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