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House cleaning businesses in Gratiot County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Gratiot County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$16.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,120 a household
Spending per listing
$5.5M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
41,190
−1.1% 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 3 house cleaning businesses in Gratiot County. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Gratiot County comes to about $16.5M a year: $1,120 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 house cleaning businesses, that is $5.5M per business, 14% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Gratiot County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Gratiot County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, Gratiot County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Gratiot County 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 Gratiot County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureGratiot CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.92.2
Spending per listing$5.5M$6.4M$6.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a2,1001,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.0%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,120$1,230$1,414
Median household income$63,556$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored43

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Gratiot 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 Gratiot County

Population, 2025 estimate
41,190−1.1% since 2020
Households
14,775
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$63,556+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,011
Median home value
$147,500
Jobs located here
12,772
Daytime population
39,987Residents 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 counties in Michigan for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Gratiot County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Livingston County, MI66141.8$7.9M+1.7%#149 of 847
2Midland County, MI6251.4$8.9M+0.3%#194 of 847
3Washtenaw County, MI55291.9$7.2M−0.4%#314 of 847
4Lapeer County, MI5461.7$7.1M+1.0%#324 of 847
5Muskegon County, MI54111.6$6.9M+1.8%#326 of 847
6Oakland County, MI541132.1$6.7M+1.2%#330 of 847
7Monroe County, MI53121.9$6.5M+0.7%#348 of 847
8Wayne County, MI511071.5$7.5M−1.1%#387 of 847
9Macomb County, MI50611.7$7.3M+0.7%#414 of 847
10Ottawa County, MI50262.3$5.7M+3.9%#424 of 847
Gratiot County, MINot scored32.0$5.5M−1.1%

Other business types in Gratiot County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Gratiot County, MI?

Gratiot County has 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. No official count is published for janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Gratiot County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Gratiot County, MI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $16.5M 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 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 14,775 households in Gratiot County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Gratiot County, MI compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Gratiot County has 2.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.5M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending.

How fast is Gratiot County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Gratiot County at 41,190 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,775 households. Median household income in Gratiot County is $63,556, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.8%, 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. Gratiot County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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