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House cleaning businesses in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area
The house cleaning businesses in the Kalamazoo-Portage, 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 #275 of 375 scored metro areas
#8 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 21
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- +18.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $132M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,232 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 263,795
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area comes to about $132M a year: $1,232 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.3M per business, 2% 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.
The Kalamazoo-Portage metro area has 21 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 64 businesses with payroll in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,674 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area.
Population estimates show the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Kalamazoo-Portage metro area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #275 of 375 scored metro areas and #8 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | Kalamazoo-Portage metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $6.4M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,674 | 2,100 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.5% | +10.0% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,232 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $72,532 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 64+18.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,310
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Kalamazoo-Portage 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 Kalamazoo-Portage metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 263,795+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 107,110
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 562 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 467
- Median household income
- $72,532+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,205
- Median home value
- $241,800
- Jobs located here
- 120,525
- Daytime population
- 271,929Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in the Kalamazoo-Portage 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 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 house cleaning businesses in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $132M a year, or $1,232 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 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 107,110 households in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
The Kalamazoo-Portage metro area has 2.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.3M, 2% 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,674 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area at 263,795 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,110 households. The median household income in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area is $72,532 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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 Kalamazoo-Portage metro area scores 39 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #275 of 375 scored metro areas.
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