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House cleaning businesses in McLeod County, MN
The house cleaning businesses in McLeod County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #841 of 847 scored counties
#18 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $18.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,243 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,631
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
McLeod County scores 13 (low) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #841 of 847 scored counties and #18 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 house cleaning businesses in McLeod County. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.2.
At $1,243 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in McLeod County spend about $18.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 7 house cleaning businesses, that is $2.7M per business, 58% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in McLeod County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $173K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in McLeod County. Population estimates show McLeod County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How McLeod 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 | McLeod County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $6.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,529 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.3% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,243 | $1,352 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $80,084 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 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
- 1
- Amount
- $173K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in McLeod 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 McLeod County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,631−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,215
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 492 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $80,084+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,958
- Median home value
- $246,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,606
- Daytime population
- 33,985Residents 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 McLeod 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 |
| 18McLeod County, MN | 13 | 7 | 4.6 | $2.7M | −0.3% | #841 of 847 |
Other business types in McLeod 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 McLeod County, MN?
There are 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings in McLeod County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. No official count is published for janitorial and carpet cleaning services in McLeod County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in McLeod County, MN spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $18.9M a year, or $1,243 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 15,215 households in McLeod County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McLeod County, MN compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
McLeod County has 4.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $2.7M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, McLeod County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is McLeod County, MN growing?
Population estimates put McLeod County at 36,631 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,215 households. Median household income in McLeod County is $80,084, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. McLeod County scores 13 for house cleaning businesses (low), #841 of 847 scored counties.
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