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House cleaning businesses in the Bay City, MI metro area
How the Bay City, MI metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #291 of 375 scored metro areas
#12 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $50.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,120 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,123
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Bay City metro area scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #291 of 375 scored metro areas and #12 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $1,120 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Bay City metro area spend about $50.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 8 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.3M per business, in line with 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 8 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Bay City metro area as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Bay City metro area in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,148 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bay City metro area declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Bay City 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.
| Measure | Bay City metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $6.4M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,148 | 2,100 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +10.0% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,120 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $61,763 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 265
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Bay City 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 Bay City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,123−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 45,103
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 442 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 233
- Median household income
- $61,763+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,153
- Median home value
- $152,200
- Jobs located here
- 31,089
- Daytime population
- 93,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Bay City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Midland, MI | 62 | 5 | 1.4 | $8.9M | +0.3% | #85 of 375 |
| 2Ann Arbor, MI | 55 | 29 | 1.9 | $7.2M | −0.4% | #129 of 375 |
| 3Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 52 | 11 | 1.6 | $6.9M | +1.8% | #161 of 375 |
| 4Monroe, MI | 52 | 12 | 1.9 | $6.5M | +0.7% | #164 of 375 |
| 5Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 51 | 315 | 1.8 | $7.1M | +0.1% | #173 of 375 |
| 6Flint, MI | 46 | 27 | 1.6 | $7.1M | −1.1% | #228 of 375 |
| 7Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 44 | 36 | 1.9 | $6.5M | +1.4% | #242 of 375 |
| 8Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 39 | 21 | 2.0 | $6.3M | +0.8% | #275 of 375 |
| 9Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 39 | 101 | 2.3 | $5.6M | +2.8% | #276 of 375 |
| 10Battle Creek, MI | 39 | 11 | 2.1 | $5.5M | −0.6% | #277 of 375 |
| 12Bay City, MI | 37 | 8 | 1.8 | $6.3M | −1.6% | #291 of 375 |
Other business types in the Bay City 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 Bay City, MI metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 house cleaning businesses in the Bay City metro area. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Bay City, MI metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $50.5M a year, or $1,120 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 45,103 households in the Bay City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bay City, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
The Bay City metro area has 1.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.3M, in line with the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,148 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bay City, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bay City metro area at 102,123 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,103 households. The median household income in the Bay City metro area is $61,763 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. The Bay City metro area scores 37 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #291 of 375 scored metro areas.
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