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House cleaning businesses in Barnstable County, MA

How Barnstable County, MA 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 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #791 of 847 scored counties
#11 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
62
6 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
103
+21.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$151.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,432 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
62% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
2.7 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
233,539
+2.4% 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

Barnstable County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #791 of 847 scored counties and #11 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 62 house cleaning businesses in Barnstable County. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Households in Barnstable County spend about $151.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,432 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per business, 62% 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 Barnstable County was 103 in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,027 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Barnstable County. Population estimates show Barnstable County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Barnstable County compares

The same measures for Massachusetts 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 Barnstable County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureBarnstable CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.93.22.2
Spending per listing$2.4M$4.7M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,0271,5121,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+21.2%+6.8%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,432$1,491$1,414
Median household income$95,241$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score2539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
85 → 103+21.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
327
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
626 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
12
Amount
$1.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
233,539+2.4% since 2020
Households
105,777
Median age
53.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
394 sq. mi.
People per square mile
588
Median household income
$95,241+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$134,349
Median home value
$629,000
Jobs located here
87,424
Daytime population
221,377Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Massachusetts

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

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, MA6151.6$7.8M−0.3%#217 of 847
2Berkshire County, MA6061.0$12.2M−1.2%#234 of 847
3Norfolk County, MA53883.1$5.4M+2.2%#355 of 847
4Worcester County, MA51832.5$5.7M+3.7%#397 of 847
5Bristol County, MA44612.6$5.1M+2.9%#536 of 847
6Hampden County, MA43402.2$5.6M+0.2%#544 of 847
7Middlesex County, MA412594.1$4.1M+2.8%#586 of 847
8Plymouth County, MA40743.6$4.2M+3.5%#606 of 847
9Essex County, MA381013.2$4.6M+2.3%#638 of 847
10Suffolk County, MA351023.1$4.6M+0.1%#682 of 847
11Barnstable County, MA25625.9$2.4M+2.4%#791 of 847

Other business types in Barnstable County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Barnstable County, MA?

Barnstable County has 62 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 103 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 21.2% from 2019.

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

About $151.5M a year, or $1,432 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 105,777 households in Barnstable County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barnstable County, MA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Barnstable County has 5.9 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $2.4M, 62% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Barnstable County would have about 24, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,027 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Barnstable County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Barnstable County at 233,539 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,777 households. Median household income in Barnstable County is $95,241, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Barnstable County scores 25 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #791 of 847 scored counties.

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