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House cleaning businesses in St. Louis County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in St. Louis County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #460 of 847 scored counties
#9 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 18
- 6 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $103.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,190 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 200,518
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 house cleaning businesses in St. Louis County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 33%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in St. Louis County spend about $103.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,190 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.8M per business, 10% 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 St. Louis County was 26 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 3,351 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Louis County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, St. Louis County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #460 of 847 scored counties and #9 of 18 scored counties in Minnesota.
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $6.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,351 | 1,529 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +3.3% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,190 | $1,352 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $70,069 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 260.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 469
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 186 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 St. Louis 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 St. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,518+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 87,115
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,248 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $70,069+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,368
- Median home value
- $221,400
- Jobs located here
- 98,963
- Daytime population
- 212,532Residents 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 St. Louis 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 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County, MN?
St. Louis County has 18 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MN spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $103.7M a year, or $1,190 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 87,115 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MN compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
St. Louis 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, 10% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,351 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MN growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 200,518 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,115 households. Median household income in St. Louis County is $70,069, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. St. Louis County scores 48 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #460 of 847 scored counties.
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