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House cleaning businesses in the Pittsfield, MA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in the Pittsfield, MA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #93 of 375 scored metro areas
#1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $73.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,276 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.2M
- 91% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,224
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Pittsfield metro area spend about $73.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,276 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $12.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 91% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.
The Pittsfield metro area has 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 55% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Pittsfield metro area in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,215 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Pittsfield metro area declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in the Pittsfield metro area is 60 (upper middle), #93 of 375 scored metro areas and #1 of 5 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Pittsfield metro area 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 | Pittsfield metro area | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $12.2M | $4.7M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,215 | 1,512 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.1% | +6.8% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,276 | $1,491 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $76,013 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26−7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 265
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 the Pittsfield metro area, 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 the Pittsfield metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,224−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 57,585
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 927 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $76,013+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,456
- Median home value
- $305,400
- Jobs located here
- 55,400
- Daytime population
- 126,538Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pittsfield, MA | 60 | 6 | 1.0 | $12.2M | −1.2% | #93 of 375 |
| 2Worcester, MA | 51 | 83 | 2.5 | $5.7M | +3.7% | #175 of 375 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 47 | 136 | 2.0 | $6.7M | +2.1% | #214 of 375 |
| 3Springfield, MA | 41 | 40 | 2.2 | $5.6M | +0.2% | #260 of 375 |
| 4Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 40 | 670 | 3.5 | $4.5M | +2.3% | #271 of 375 |
| 5Barnstable Town, MA | 27 | 62 | 5.9 | $2.4M | +2.4% | #354 of 375 |
Other business types in the Pittsfield metro area
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 the Pittsfield, MA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 house cleaning businesses in the Pittsfield metro area. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Pittsfield, MA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $73.5M a year, or $1,276 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $12.2M 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 57,585 households in the Pittsfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pittsfield, MA metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
The Pittsfield metro area has 1.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $12.2M, 91% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Pittsfield metro area would have about 12, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,215 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Pittsfield, MA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Pittsfield metro area at 128,224 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 57,585 households. The median household income in the Pittsfield metro area is $76,013 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. The Pittsfield metro area scores 60 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #93 of 375 scored metro areas.
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