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House cleaning businesses in the Battle Creek, MI metro area

The house cleaning businesses in the Battle Creek, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #277 of 375 scored metro areas
#10 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
11
3 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$60.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,140 a household
Spending per listing
$5.5M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
133,408
−0.6% 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 the Battle Creek metro area comes to about $60.8M a year: $1,140 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 house cleaning businesses, that is $5.5M per business, 14% 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 11 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Battle Creek metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 27%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Battle Creek metro area was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 3,137 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Battle Creek metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in the Battle Creek metro area is 39 (lower middle), #277 of 375 scored metro areas and #10 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Battle Creek metro area compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Battle Creek, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureBattle Creek metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.11.92.2
Spending per listing$5.5M$6.4M$6.4M
Households per official establishment3,1372,1001,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.0%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,140$1,230$1,414
Median household income$63,177$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3943

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17
Employees, 2023
438
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
113 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Battle Creek 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 Battle Creek metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
133,408−0.6% since 2020
Households
53,333
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
706 sq. mi.
People per square mile
189
Median household income
$63,177+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,388
Median home value
$162,800
Jobs located here
51,778
Daytime population
134,519Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Michigan

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Battle Creek metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Midland, MI6251.4$8.9M+0.3%#85 of 375
2Ann Arbor, MI55291.9$7.2M−0.4%#129 of 375
3Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI52111.6$6.9M+1.8%#161 of 375
4Monroe, MI52121.9$6.5M+0.7%#164 of 375
5Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI513151.8$7.1M+0.1%#173 of 375
6Flint, MI46271.6$7.1M−1.1%#228 of 375
7Lansing-East Lansing, MI44361.9$6.5M+1.4%#242 of 375
8Kalamazoo-Portage, MI39212.0$6.3M+0.8%#275 of 375
9Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI391012.3$5.6M+2.8%#276 of 375
10Battle Creek, MI39112.1$5.5M−0.6%#277 of 375

Other business types in the Battle Creek metro area

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the Battle Creek, MI metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 11 house cleaning businesses in the Battle Creek metro area. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

How much do households in the Battle Creek, MI metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $60.8M a year, or $1,140 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 53,333 households in the Battle Creek metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Battle Creek, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Battle Creek metro area has 2.1 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.5M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Battle Creek metro area would have about 10, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,137 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is the Battle Creek, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Battle Creek metro area at 133,408 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 53,333 households. The median household income in the Battle Creek metro area is $63,177 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.0% 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 Battle Creek metro area scores 39 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #277 of 375 scored metro areas.

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