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House cleaning businesses in Cole County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Cole County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #784 of 847 scored counties
#13 of 17 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,230 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 91% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,908
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
For house cleaning businesses, Cole County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #784 of 847 scored counties and #13 of 17 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,230 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Cole County spend about $38.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each business on map listings, 54% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.
There are 13 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Cole County as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Cole County in 2023. That is one for every 1,829 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Population estimates show Cole County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cole County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Cole County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $6.1M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,829 | 1,894 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.9% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,230 | $1,211 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $74,876 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 301
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 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 Cole 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 Cole County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,908+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 31,086
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $74,876+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,025
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 56,757
- Daytime population
- 96,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Platte County, MO | 62 | 11 | 2.5 | $5.6M | +6.7% | #204 of 847 |
| 2Jefferson County, MO | 56 | 14 | 1.6 | $7.9M | +2.7% | #292 of 847 |
| 3St. Charles County, MO | 52 | 42 | 2.6 | $5.5M | +4.9% | #373 of 847 |
| 4St. Louis city, MO | 51 | 15 | 1.0 | $10.7M | −7.4% | #379 of 847 |
| 5Christian County, MO | 46 | 8 | 2.3 | $5.5M | +8.3% | #499 of 847 |
| 6St. Louis County, MO | 45 | 78 | 1.9 | $7.2M | −1.2% | #511 of 847 |
| 7Clay County, MO | 44 | 26 | 2.5 | $5.1M | +4.3% | #535 of 847 |
| 8Cape Girardeau County, MO | 43 | 7 | 2.2 | $5.4M | +2.7% | #546 of 847 |
| 9St. Francois County, MO | 40 | 6 | 2.4 | $4.5M | +2.1% | #602 of 847 |
| 10Jasper County, MO | 33 | 18 | 3.6 | $3M | +3.7% | #715 of 847 |
| 13Cole County, MO | 26 | 13 | 4.2 | $2.9M | +1.7% | #784 of 847 |
Other business types in Cole 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 Cole County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 house cleaning businesses in Cole County. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in Cole County, MO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $38.2M a year, or $1,230 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per business. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which house cleaning businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,086 households in Cole County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cole County, MO compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Cole County has 4.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $2.9M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Cole County would have about 6, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,829 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is Cole County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cole County at 77,908 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,086 households. The median household income in Cole County is $74,876 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cole County scores 26 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #784 of 847 scored counties.
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