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House cleaning businesses in the Monroe, MI metro area

The house cleaning businesses in the Monroe, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #164 of 375 scored metro areas
#4 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
24
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$78.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,246 a household
Spending per listing
$6.5M
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
156,004
+0.7% 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 12 house cleaning businesses in the Monroe metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

At $1,246 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Monroe metro area spend about $78.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 12 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.5M per business, 2% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Monroe metro area was 24 in 2023. That is one for every 2,626 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Monroe metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Monroe metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in the Monroe metro area is 52 (upper middle), #164 of 375 scored metro areas and #4 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Monroe 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 Monroe, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.91.92.2
Spending per listing$6.5M$6.4M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,6262,1001,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.0%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,246$1,230$1,414
Median household income$77,335$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score5243

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24
Employees, 2023
219
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$350K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Monroe 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 Monroe metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
156,004+0.7% since 2020
Households
63,029
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
549 sq. mi.
People per square mile
283
Median household income
$77,335+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,107
Median home value
$228,900
Jobs located here
38,727
Daytime population
128,192Residents 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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe, MI metro area?

The Monroe metro area has 12 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

How much do households in the Monroe, MI metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $78.5M a year, or $1,246 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 63,029 households in the Monroe metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Monroe, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Monroe metro area has 1.9 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.5M, 2% above 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 2,626 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is the Monroe, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Monroe metro area at 156,004 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,029 households. Median household income in the Monroe metro area is $77,335, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. The Monroe metro area scores 52 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #164 of 375 scored metro areas.

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