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House cleaning businesses in Kennebec County, ME
How Kennebec County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $64.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,184 a household
- Spending per listing
- $16.1M
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 68% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,067
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,184 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Kennebec County spend about $64.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $16.1M per business, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.
Kennebec County has 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 68% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Kennebec County was 23 in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,361 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Kennebec County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings, Kennebec County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Kennebec County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Kennebec County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $16.1M | $6.7M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,361 | 1,330 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.5% | +14.3% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,184 | $1,246 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $69,077 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 23−11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 186
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Kennebec 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 Kennebec County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,067+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 54,312
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $69,077+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,742
- Median home value
- $238,200
- Jobs located here
- 65,677
- Daytime population
- 134,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Penobscot County, ME | 51 | 9 | 1.4 | $8.6M | +3.8% | #381 of 847 |
| 2Hancock County, ME | 45 | 5 | 2.0 | $6.2M | +3.0% | #512 of 847 |
| 3York County, ME | 45 | 20 | 2.2 | $6M | +4.8% | #513 of 847 |
| 4Cumberland County, ME | 36 | 40 | 3.0 | $4.6M | +4.5% | #666 of 847 |
| 5Sagadahoc County, ME | 34 | 6 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +3.4% | #699 of 847 |
| 6Androscoggin County, ME | 29 | 12 | 2.6 | $4.6M | +4.8% | #761 of 847 |
| Kennebec County, ME | Not scored | 4 | 0.7 | $16.1M | +3.5% |
Other business types in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 house cleaning businesses in Kennebec County. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Kennebec County, ME spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $64.3M a year, or $1,184 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $16.1M 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 54,312 households in Kennebec County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kennebec County, ME compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Kennebec County has 0.7 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $16.1M, 2.5 times the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Kennebec County would have about 10, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,361 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Kennebec County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Kennebec County at 129,067 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,312 households. The median household income in Kennebec County is $69,077 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Kennebec County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kennebec County. It maps the house cleaning businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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