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House cleaning businesses in DeSoto County, MS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in DeSoto County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #105 of 847 scored counties
#3 of 13 scored counties in Mississippi

Listings
17
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
31
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$108.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,530 a household
Spending per listing
$6.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
197,918
+6.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 house cleaning businesses in DeSoto County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Households in DeSoto County spend about $108.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,530 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with 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.

Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in DeSoto County in 2023. That is one for every 2,290 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $319K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in DeSoto County.

Population estimates show DeSoto County grew 6.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). DeSoto County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #105 of 847 scored counties and #3 of 13 scored counties in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How DeSoto County compares

The same measures for Mississippi 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 DeSoto County, MS compared with Mississippi and the U.S.
MeasureDeSoto CountyMississippiU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.41.32.2
Spending per listing$6.4M$10M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,2902,7871,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.3%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.3%−0.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,530$1,315$1,414
Median household income$85,297$56,447$80,734
Groundwork market score7068

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 31
Employees, 2023
276
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
171 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$319K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
197,918+6.3% since 2020
Households
70,986
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
476 sq. mi.
People per square mile
402
Median household income
$85,297+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,760
Median home value
$269,600
Jobs located here
80,765
Daytime population
177,794Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Mississippi

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

Top counties in Mississippi

Counties in Mississippi ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jackson County, MS7791.6$8.9M+3.0%#57 of 847
2Rankin County, MS7061.0$15M+3.2%#99 of 847
3DeSoto County, MS70172.4$6.4M+6.3%#105 of 847
4Madison County, MS6992.0$7.8M+6.5%#110 of 847
5Harrison County, MS67161.9$7M+4.0%#136 of 847
6Hinds County, MS59101.1$11.2M−6.6%#243 of 847
7Pearl River County, MS5862.7$4.8M+5.6%#276 of 847
8Lamar County, MS5662.4$6.1M+4.7%#301 of 847
9Lafayette County, MS5152.6$5.5M+6.6%#401 of 847
10Oktibbeha County, MS4352.3$5.5M+0.4%#545 of 847

Other business types in DeSoto County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in DeSoto County, MS?

DeSoto County has 17 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

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

About $108.6M a year, or $1,530 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 70,986 households in DeSoto County and national spending patterns by income.

How does DeSoto County, MS compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

DeSoto County has 2.4 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.4M, in line with 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 2,290 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is DeSoto County, MS growing?

Population estimates put DeSoto County at 197,918 people in 2025, up 6.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,986 households. Median household income in DeSoto County is $85,297, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. DeSoto County scores 70 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #105 of 847 scored counties.

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