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House cleaning businesses in Saginaw County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Saginaw County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #667 of 847 scored counties
#25 of 31 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 19
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- +10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $88.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,131 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 187,688
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
For house cleaning businesses, Saginaw County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #667 of 847 scored counties and #25 of 31 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 house cleaning businesses in Saginaw County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
At $1,131 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Saginaw County spend about $88.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 19 house cleaning businesses, that is $4.6M per business, 27% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Saginaw County was 22 in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,544 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $7,000 has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Saginaw County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Saginaw County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Saginaw 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.
| Measure | Saginaw County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $6.4M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,544 | 2,100 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.0% | +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 | $1,131 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $60,622 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 22+10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 620
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 191 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $7,000
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Saginaw 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 Saginaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 187,688−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 77,958
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 236
- Median household income
- $60,622+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,545
- Median home value
- $152,800
- Jobs located here
- 77,780
- Daytime population
- 194,916Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Livingston County, MI | 66 | 14 | 1.8 | $7.9M | +1.7% | #149 of 847 |
| 2Midland County, MI | 62 | 5 | 1.4 | $8.9M | +0.3% | #194 of 847 |
| 3Washtenaw County, MI | 55 | 29 | 1.9 | $7.2M | −0.4% | #314 of 847 |
| 4Lapeer County, MI | 54 | 6 | 1.7 | $7.1M | +1.0% | #324 of 847 |
| 5Muskegon County, MI | 54 | 11 | 1.6 | $6.9M | +1.8% | #326 of 847 |
| 6Oakland County, MI | 54 | 113 | 2.1 | $6.7M | +1.2% | #330 of 847 |
| 7Monroe County, MI | 53 | 12 | 1.9 | $6.5M | +0.7% | #348 of 847 |
| 8Wayne County, MI | 51 | 107 | 1.5 | $7.5M | −1.1% | #387 of 847 |
| 9Macomb County, MI | 50 | 61 | 1.7 | $7.3M | +0.7% | #414 of 847 |
| 10Ottawa County, MI | 50 | 26 | 2.3 | $5.7M | +3.9% | #424 of 847 |
| 25Saginaw County, MI | 36 | 19 | 2.4 | $4.6M | −1.1% | #667 of 847 |
Other business types in Saginaw County
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 Saginaw County, MI?
Saginaw County has 19 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Saginaw County, MI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $88.1M a year, or $1,131 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 77,958 households in Saginaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saginaw County, MI compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Saginaw County has 2.4 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.6M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Saginaw County would have about 14, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,544 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Saginaw County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Saginaw County at 187,688 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,958 households. Median household income in Saginaw County is $60,622, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Saginaw County scores 36 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #667 of 847 scored counties.
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