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House cleaning businesses in Livingston County, MI

The house cleaning businesses in Livingston County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #149 of 847 scored counties
#1 of 31 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
37
−7.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$111.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,455 a household
Spending per listing
$7.9M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
197,315
+1.7% 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 14 house cleaning businesses in Livingston County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

At $1,455 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Livingston County spend about $111.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $7.9M per business, 24% above 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 37 businesses with payroll in Livingston County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, down 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,066 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $593K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Livingston County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Livingston County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Livingston County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #149 of 847 scored counties and #1 of 31 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Livingston 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 Livingston County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLivingston CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.81.92.2
Spending per listing$7.9M$6.4M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,0662,1001,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.5%+10.0%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,455$1,230$1,414
Median household income$103,039$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score6643

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40 → 37−7.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
221
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$593K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Livingston 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 Livingston County

Population, 2025 estimate
197,315+1.7% since 2020
Households
76,445
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
565 sq. mi.
People per square mile
346
Median household income
$103,039+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,893
Median home value
$356,800
Jobs located here
61,513
Daytime population
172,103Residents 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 Livingston 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

Other business types in Livingston County

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

Questions

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

Livingston County has 14 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 7.5% from 2019.

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

About $111.3M a year, or $1,455 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $7.9M 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 76,445 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Livingston County has 1.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7.9M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Livingston County would have about 17, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,066 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Livingston County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Livingston County at 197,315 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,445 households. Median household income in Livingston County is $103,039, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Livingston County scores 66 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #149 of 847 scored counties.

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