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House cleaning businesses in Knox County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Knox County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,258 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,117
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Knox County spend about $23.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,258 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.8M of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% 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 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Knox County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 1,320 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings, Knox County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $6.7M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,320 | 1,330 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.3% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,258 | $1,246 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $74,096 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,117+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 49.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 365 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $74,096+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,101
- Median home value
- $324,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,342
- Daytime population
- 41,779Residents 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 |
| Knox County, ME | Not scored | 4 | 2.2 | $5.8M | +1.1% |
Other business types in Knox 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 Knox County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 house cleaning businesses in Knox County. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in Knox County, ME spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $23.3M a year, or $1,258 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 18,484 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, ME compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Knox County has 2.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.8M, 9% 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 1,320 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 41,117 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,096 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Knox 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 Knox 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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