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House cleaning businesses in Blue Earth County, MN
The house cleaning businesses in Blue Earth County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #578 of 847 scored counties
#12 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,199 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.5M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,634
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Blue Earth County comes to about $33.1M a year: $1,199 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.5M per business, 14% 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.
There are 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Blue Earth County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Blue Earth County in 2023. That is one for every 1,972 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $736K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Blue Earth County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blue Earth County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Blue Earth County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #578 of 847 scored counties and #12 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Blue Earth County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Blue Earth County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.5M | $6.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,972 | 1,529 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.3% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,199 | $1,352 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $74,477 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 211
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $736K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,634+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 27,606
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 748 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $74,477+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,438
- Median home value
- $266,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,905
- Daytime population
- 76,062Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Blue Earth County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carver County, MN | 83 | 6 | 1.5 | $11.1M | +6.6% | #24 of 847 |
| 2Washington County, MN | 76 | 16 | 1.5 | $10.2M | +6.9% | #62 of 847 |
| 3Scott County, MN | 64 | 10 | 1.8 | $8.7M | +5.1% | #165 of 847 |
| 4Olmsted County, MN | 61 | 11 | 1.6 | $8.6M | +2.3% | #213 of 847 |
| 5Stearns County, MN | 58 | 9 | 1.5 | $8.4M | +3.6% | #262 of 847 |
| 6Sherburne County, MN | 58 | 7 | 2.0 | $7.2M | +6.8% | #267 of 847 |
| 7Anoka County, MN | 55 | 27 | 2.0 | $7.2M | +4.7% | #315 of 847 |
| 8Dakota County, MN | 52 | 39 | 2.2 | $6.5M | +3.9% | #369 of 847 |
| 9St. Louis County, MN | 48 | 18 | 2.1 | $5.8M | +0.2% | #460 of 847 |
| 10Wright County, MN | 47 | 15 | 2.8 | $5.2M | +11.1% | #486 of 847 |
| 12Blue Earth County, MN | 41 | 6 | 2.2 | $5.5M | +2.1% | #578 of 847 |
Other business types in Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 house cleaning businesses in Blue Earth County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in Blue Earth County, MN spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $33.1M a year, or $1,199 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 27,606 households in Blue Earth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blue Earth County, MN compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Blue Earth County has 2.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.5M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Blue Earth County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,972 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is Blue Earth County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Blue Earth County at 70,634 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,606 households. The median household income in Blue Earth County is $74,477 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Blue Earth County scores 41 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #578 of 847 scored counties.
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