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House cleaning businesses in Carlton County, MN

How Carlton County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,234 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,711
+1.4% 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

At $1,234 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Carlton County spend about $17.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 3 house cleaning businesses, that is $5.8M per business, 9% 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 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Carlton County as of September 2026. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Carlton County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 1,566 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Carlton County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, Carlton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Carlton 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.

House cleaning in Carlton County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureCarlton CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.12.02.2
Spending per listing$5.8M$6.8M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,5661,5291,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.3%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,234$1,352$1,414
Median household income$80,573$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 9
Employees, 2023
60
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
36,711+1.4% since 2020
Households
14,090
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
861 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$80,573+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,202
Median home value
$245,100
Jobs located here
12,806
Daytime population
32,171Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Carlton County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Carver County, MN8361.5$11.1M+6.6%#24 of 847
2Washington County, MN76161.5$10.2M+6.9%#62 of 847
3Scott County, MN64101.8$8.7M+5.1%#165 of 847
4Olmsted County, MN61111.6$8.6M+2.3%#213 of 847
5Stearns County, MN5891.5$8.4M+3.6%#262 of 847
6Sherburne County, MN5872.0$7.2M+6.8%#267 of 847
7Anoka County, MN55272.0$7.2M+4.7%#315 of 847
8Dakota County, MN52392.2$6.5M+3.9%#369 of 847
9St. Louis County, MN48182.1$5.8M+0.2%#460 of 847
10Wright County, MN47152.8$5.2M+11.1%#486 of 847
Carlton County, MNNot scored32.1$5.8M+1.4%

Other business types in Carlton County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Carlton County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 house cleaning businesses in Carlton County. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

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

About $17.4M a year, or $1,234 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 14,090 households in Carlton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carlton County, MN compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Carlton County has 2.1 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.8M, 9% 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 1,566 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Carlton County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Carlton County at 36,711 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,090 households. The median household income in Carlton County is $80,573 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Carlton County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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