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House cleaning businesses in Waldo County, ME

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Waldo 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 none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,185 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
40,693
+2.6% 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

There are no house cleaning businesses on map listings in Waldo County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Waldo County would have about 3, against none on map listings.

At $1,185 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Waldo County spend about $20.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. 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 Waldo County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 3,494 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Waldo County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no house cleaning businesses on map listings, Waldo County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Waldo 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 Waldo County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureWaldo CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.01.92.2
Spending per listingn/a$6.7M$6.4M
Households per official establishment3,4941,3301,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.3%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,185$1,246$1,414
Median household income$72,782$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$87K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
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 Waldo 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 Waldo County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,693+2.6% since 2020
Households
17,470
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
730 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$72,782+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,541
Median home value
$257,700
Jobs located here
11,338
Daytime population
35,620Residents 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 Waldo 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
Waldo County, MENot scored00.0n/a+2.6%

Other business types in Waldo County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show no house cleaning businesses in Waldo County. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

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

About $20.7M a year, or $1,185 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 17,470 households in Waldo County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Waldo County has no house cleaning businesses on map listings. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Waldo County would have about 3, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,494 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Waldo County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Waldo County at 40,693 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,470 households. Median household income in Waldo County is $72,782, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.2%, 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. Waldo County has no market score for house cleaning businesses, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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