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House cleaning businesses in Sagadahoc County, ME

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Sagadahoc County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #699 of 847 scored counties
#5 of 6 scored counties in Maine

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,290 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
64% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,979
+3.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Sagadahoc County is 34 (lower middle), #699 of 847 scored counties and #5 of 6 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 house cleaning businesses in Sagadahoc County. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 64% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Households in Sagadahoc County spend about $21.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,290 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per business, 45% below 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Sagadahoc County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,827 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Population estimates show Sagadahoc County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Sagadahoc 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.

House cleaning in Sagadahoc County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureSagadahoc CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.61.92.2
Spending per listing$3.5M$6.7M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,8271,3301,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.3%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,290$1,246$1,414
Median household income$87,806$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score3445

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 9
Employees, 2023
84
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,979+3.4% since 2020
Households
16,446
Median age
47.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
254 sq. mi.
People per square mile
147
Median household income
$87,806+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,102
Median home value
$333,300
Jobs located here
16,774
Daytime population
36,121Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Maine

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The highest-scoring counties in Maine for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Maine, with Sagadahoc County marked.

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Penobscot County, ME5191.4$8.6M+3.8%#381 of 847
2Hancock County, ME4552.0$6.2M+3.0%#512 of 847
3York County, ME45202.2$6M+4.8%#513 of 847
4Cumberland County, ME36403.0$4.6M+4.5%#666 of 847
5Sagadahoc County, ME3463.6$3.5M+3.4%#699 of 847
6Androscoggin County, ME29122.6$4.6M+4.8%#761 of 847

Other business types in Sagadahoc County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Sagadahoc County, ME?

There are 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Sagadahoc County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

How much do households in Sagadahoc County, ME spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $21.2M a year, or $1,290 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 16,446 households in Sagadahoc County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sagadahoc County, ME compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Sagadahoc County has 3.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $3.5M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Sagadahoc County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,827 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Sagadahoc County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Sagadahoc County at 37,979 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,446 households. Median household income in Sagadahoc County is $87,806, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Sagadahoc County scores 34 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #699 of 847 scored counties.

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