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House cleaning businesses in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #234 of 375 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 14
- 4 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $81.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,352 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 158,014
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 house cleaning businesses in the Hattiesburg metro area. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Hattiesburg metro area comes to about $81.3M a year: $1,352 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 house cleaning businesses, that is $5.8M per business, 9% 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 35 businesses with payroll in the Hattiesburg metro area classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 1,719 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $600K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Hattiesburg metro area.
Population estimates show the Hattiesburg metro area grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, the Hattiesburg metro area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #234 of 375 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Mississippi.
How the Hattiesburg metro area 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 | Hattiesburg metro area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $10M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,719 | 2,787 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.3% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,352 | $1,315 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $60,285 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35
- Employees, 2023
- 615
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $600K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Hattiesburg metro area, 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 the Hattiesburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 158,014+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 60,155
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,610 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 97
- Median household income
- $60,285
- Average household income
- $85,017
- Median home value
- $191,200
- Jobs located here
- 64,162
- Daytime population
- 162,718Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Mississippi for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Mississippi (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Hattiesburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 79 | 25 | 1.5 | $9.2M | +3.5% | #15 of 375 |
| 2Jackson, MS | 64 | 26 | 1.1 | $12.6M | −1.4% | #78 of 375 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 54 | 115 | 2.2 | $6.5M | −0.3% | #139 of 375 |
| 3Hattiesburg, MS | 46 | 14 | 2.3 | $5.8M | +2.6% | #234 of 375 |
Other business types in the Hattiesburg metro area
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 the Hattiesburg, MS metro area?
The Hattiesburg metro area has 14 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in the Hattiesburg, MS metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $81.3M a year, or $1,352 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 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 60,155 households in the Hattiesburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hattiesburg, MS metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
The Hattiesburg metro area has 2.3 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Hattiesburg metro area would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,719 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is the Hattiesburg, MS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hattiesburg metro area at 158,014 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,155 households. Median household income in the Hattiesburg metro area is $60,285, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Hattiesburg metro area scores 46 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #234 of 375 scored metro areas.
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