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House cleaning businesses in Washington County, ME

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Washington 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,081 a household
Spending per listing
$15.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
31,334
+0.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 house cleaning business in Washington County. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households.

Households in Washington County spend about $15.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,081 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That is about $15.3M of household spending for each business on map listings. 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 Washington County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,547 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 house cleaning business on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Washington 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 Washington County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.71.92.2
Spending per listing$15.3M$6.7M$6.4M
Households per official establishment3,5471,3301,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.3%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,081$1,246$1,414
Median household income$56,024$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$261K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
31,334+0.8% since 2020
Households
14,187
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,563 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$56,024+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,471
Median home value
$161,800
Jobs located here
9,559
Daytime population
29,732Residents 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 Washington 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
Washington County, MENot scored10.7$15.3M+0.8%

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

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

Washington County has 1 house cleaning business on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

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

About $15.3M a year, or $1,081 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 house cleaning business on map listings, it comes to $15.3M 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 14,187 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 1 house cleaning business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,547 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 31,334 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,187 households. Median household income in Washington County is $56,024, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.5%, 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. Washington County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Washington 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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