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House cleaning businesses in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area

The house cleaning businesses in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, 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 #276 of 375 scored metro areas
#9 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
101
4 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
285
+8.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$566.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,286 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,183,645
+2.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 101 house cleaning businesses in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 4%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

At $1,286 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area spend about $566.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $5.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 12% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 285 businesses with payroll in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 8.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,545 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #276 of 375 scored metro areas and #9 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureGrand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.31.92.2
Spending per listing$5.6M$6.4M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,5452,1001,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.5%+10.0%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,286$1,230$1,414
Median household income$82,874$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3943

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
285+8.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
6,362
Annual payroll, 2023
$160.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1014 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
15
Amount
$2.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,183,645+2.8% since 2020
Households
440,316
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,243 sq. mi.
People per square mile
358
Median household income
$82,874
Average household income
$107,922
Median home value
$285,300
Jobs located here
566,419
Daytime population
1,215,585Residents 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area?

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area has 101 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 285 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 8.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $566.1M a year, or $1,286 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 101 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 440,316 households in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area has 2.3 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.6M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area would have about 89, against 101 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,545 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area at 1,183,645 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 440,316 households. Median household income in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area is $82,874, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood metro area scores 39 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #276 of 375 scored metro areas.

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