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House cleaning businesses in Forrest County, MS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Forrest County, MS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #620 of 847 scored counties
#11 of 13 scored counties in Mississippi
- Listings
- 8
- 4 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $39M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,294 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 79,034
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 house cleaning businesses in Forrest County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 50%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 23% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in Forrest County spend about $39M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,294 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 house cleaning businesses, that is $4.9M per business, 24% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Forrest County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 2,008 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Forrest County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Forrest County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #620 of 847 scored counties and #11 of 13 scored counties in Mississippi.
How Forrest 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.
| Measure | Forrest County | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $10M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,008 | 2,787 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.3% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,294 | $1,315 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $53,640 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 450
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 84 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Forrest 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 Forrest County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 79,034+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 30,127
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 466 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $53,640+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,383
- Median home value
- $168,000
- Jobs located here
- 39,538
- Daytime population
- 89,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jackson County, MS | 77 | 9 | 1.6 | $8.9M | +3.0% | #57 of 847 |
| 2Rankin County, MS | 70 | 6 | 1.0 | $15M | +3.2% | #99 of 847 |
| 3DeSoto County, MS | 70 | 17 | 2.4 | $6.4M | +6.3% | #105 of 847 |
| 4Madison County, MS | 69 | 9 | 2.0 | $7.8M | +6.5% | #110 of 847 |
| 5Harrison County, MS | 67 | 16 | 1.9 | $7M | +4.0% | #136 of 847 |
| 6Hinds County, MS | 59 | 10 | 1.1 | $11.2M | −6.6% | #243 of 847 |
| 7Pearl River County, MS | 58 | 6 | 2.7 | $4.8M | +5.6% | #276 of 847 |
| 8Lamar County, MS | 56 | 6 | 2.4 | $6.1M | +4.7% | #301 of 847 |
| 9Lafayette County, MS | 51 | 5 | 2.6 | $5.5M | +6.6% | #401 of 847 |
| 10Oktibbeha County, MS | 43 | 5 | 2.3 | $5.5M | +0.4% | #545 of 847 |
| 11Forrest County, MS | 39 | 8 | 2.7 | $4.9M | +1.1% | #620 of 847 |
Other business types in Forrest 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 Forrest County, MS?
There are 8 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Forrest County as of September 2026. 4 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in Forrest County, MS spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $39M a year, or $1,294 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 30,127 households in Forrest County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forrest County, MS compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Forrest County has 2.7 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.9M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Forrest County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,008 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is Forrest County, MS growing?
Population estimates put Forrest County at 79,034 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,127 households. Median household income in Forrest County is $53,640, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.6%, 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. Forrest County scores 39 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #620 of 847 scored counties.
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