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House cleaning businesses in Wicomico County, MD

How Wicomico County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #630 of 847 scored counties
#16 of 18 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
17
2 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
24
−11.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$60.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,484 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
91% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,899
+3.2% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Wicomico County comes to about $60.1M a year: $1,484 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 17 house cleaning businesses, that is $3.5M per business, 45% 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 17 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Wicomico County as of September 2026. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Wicomico County in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,686 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Wicomico County.

Population estimates show Wicomico County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Wicomico County is 39 (lower middle), #630 of 847 scored counties and #16 of 18 scored counties in Maryland.

How Wicomico County compares

The same measures for Maryland 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 Wicomico County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureWicomico CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.22.52.2
Spending per listing$3.5M$7.1M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,6861,5241,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.1%−2.3%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,484$1,757$1,414
Median household income$76,210$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score3961

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 24−11.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
123
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
172 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Wicomico 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 Wicomico County

Population, 2025 estimate
106,899+3.2% since 2020
Households
40,470
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
374 sq. mi.
People per square mile
280
Median household income
$76,210+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,023
Median home value
$254,700
Jobs located here
43,883
Daytime population
101,796Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Maryland

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

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Charles County, MD8661.0$19M+5.9%#13 of 847
2Cecil County, MD8361.5$10.9M+3.2%#25 of 847
3Calvert County, MD7792.7$7.3M+1.7%#59 of 847
4Harford County, MD73171.7$10.7M+2.0%#79 of 847
5Carroll County, MD72162.5$7.5M+2.2%#91 of 847
6Howard County, MD66262.1$9.8M+1.9%#146 of 847
7Baltimore city, MD65301.2$11.9M−2.3%#154 of 847
8St. Mary’s County, MD64112.6$7.2M+2.4%#169 of 847
9Frederick County, MD63393.7$5.1M+11.0%#189 of 847
10Queen Anne’s County, MD6273.5$5.2M+8.8%#206 of 847
16Wicomico County, MD39174.2$3.5M+3.2%#630 of 847

Other business types in Wicomico County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Wicomico County, MD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 house cleaning businesses in Wicomico County. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019.

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

About $60.1M a year, or $1,484 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 40,470 households in Wicomico County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Wicomico County, MD compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Wicomico County has 4.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 91% 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 U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Wicomico County would have about 9, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,686 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Wicomico County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Wicomico County at 106,899 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,470 households. The median household income in Wicomico County is $76,210 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Wicomico County scores 39 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #630 of 847 scored counties.

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