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House cleaning businesses in Middlesex County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Middlesex County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #586 of 847 scored counties
#7 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 259
- 8 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 458
- +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,663 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 86% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,669,979
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,663 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in Middlesex County spend about $1.1B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 36% 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.
Middlesex County has 259 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 3%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 86% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Official counts show 458 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Middlesex County in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,385 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Middlesex County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Middlesex County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Middlesex County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #586 of 847 scored counties and #7 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Middlesex 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.
| Measure | Middlesex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.7M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,385 | 1,512 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | +6.8% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,663 | $1,491 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $130,847 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 438 → 458+4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 9,298
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $324.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2598 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 165The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,669,979+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 634,215
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 818 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,003
- Median household income
- $130,847+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $178,065
- Median home value
- $727,800
- Jobs located here
- 949,767
- Daytime population
- 1,753,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, MA | 61 | 5 | 1.6 | $7.8M | −0.3% | #217 of 847 |
| 2Berkshire County, MA | 60 | 6 | 1.0 | $12.2M | −1.2% | #234 of 847 |
| 3Norfolk County, MA | 53 | 88 | 3.1 | $5.4M | +2.2% | #355 of 847 |
| 4Worcester County, MA | 51 | 83 | 2.5 | $5.7M | +3.7% | #397 of 847 |
| 5Bristol County, MA | 44 | 61 | 2.6 | $5.1M | +2.9% | #536 of 847 |
| 6Hampden County, MA | 43 | 40 | 2.2 | $5.6M | +0.2% | #544 of 847 |
| 7Middlesex County, MA | 41 | 259 | 4.1 | $4.1M | +2.8% | #586 of 847 |
| 8Plymouth County, MA | 40 | 74 | 3.6 | $4.2M | +3.5% | #606 of 847 |
| 9Essex County, MA | 38 | 101 | 3.2 | $4.6M | +2.3% | #638 of 847 |
| 10Suffolk County, MA | 35 | 102 | 3.1 | $4.6M | +0.1% | #682 of 847 |
Other business types in Middlesex County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many house cleaning businesses are in Middlesex County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 259 house cleaning businesses in Middlesex County. 8 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 458 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Middlesex County, MA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $1.1B a year, or $1,663 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 259 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 634,215 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, MA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Middlesex County has 4.1 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 86% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.1M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 165, against 259 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,385 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Middlesex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 1,669,979 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 634,215 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $130,847 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Middlesex County scores 41 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #586 of 847 scored counties.
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