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House cleaning businesses in St. Louis city, MO
The house cleaning businesses in St. Louis city, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #379 of 847 scored counties
#4 of 17 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- +14.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $161.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,112 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.7M
- 68% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.0
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,144
- −7.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,112 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in St. Louis city spend about $161.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $10.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 68% above 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 15 house cleaning businesses on map listings in St. Louis city as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 1.0 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in St. Louis city was 65 in 2023, up 14.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,229 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $8,000 has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in St. Louis city.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Louis city from 2020 to 2025 at −7.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. St. Louis city scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #379 of 847 scored counties and #4 of 17 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis city 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 | St. Louis city | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $10.7M | $6.1M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,229 | 1,894 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.0% | +1.9% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,112 | $1,211 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $56,160 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57 → 65+14.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,115
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $139.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $8,000
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in St. Louis city, 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 city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,144−7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 144,891
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 62 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,675
- Median household income
- $56,160+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,764
- Median home value
- $197,500
- Jobs located here
- 229,379
- Daytime population
- 378,059Residents 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 |
Other business types in St. Louis city
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 city, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 house cleaning businesses in St. Louis city. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 14.0% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis city, MO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $161.1M a year, or $1,112 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $10.7M 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 144,891 households in St. Louis city and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis city, MO compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
St. Louis city has 1.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $10.7M, 68% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, St. Louis city would have about 25, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,229 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis city, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis city at 278,144 people in 2025, down 7.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 144,891 households. The median household income in St. Louis city is $56,160 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. St. Louis city scores 51 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #379 of 847 scored counties.
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