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House cleaning businesses in Buffalo County, NE
How Buffalo County, NE compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,216 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.1M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,172
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 house cleaning businesses in Buffalo County. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Buffalo County comes to about $24.3M a year: $1,216 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.1M per business, 5% 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 14 businesses with payroll in Buffalo County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 1,427 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Buffalo County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings, Buffalo County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Buffalo County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Buffalo County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.1M | $5.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,427 | 1,388 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,216 | $1,248 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $75,911 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 208
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,172+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,984
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $75,911+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,897
- Median home value
- $246,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,301
- Daytime population
- 53,561Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 64 | 13 | 1.8 | $8.1M | +9.0% | #166 of 847 |
| 2Lancaster County, NE | 34 | 30 | 2.2 | $5.5M | +3.4% | #690 of 847 |
| 3Douglas County, NE | 32 | 66 | 2.8 | $4.7M | +3.6% | #723 of 847 |
| 4Scotts Bluff County, NE | 23 | 7 | 4.6 | $2.4M | −1.3% | #803 of 847 |
| 5Hall County, NE | 22 | 6 | 2.4 | $4.8M | +1.4% | #804 of 847 |
| 6Gage County, NE | 20 | 5 | 5.4 | $2.1M | +0.2% | #821 of 847 |
| Buffalo County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 2.0 | $6.1M | +1.9% |
Other business types in Buffalo 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 Buffalo County, NE?
There are 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Buffalo County as of September 2026. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in Buffalo County, NE spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $24.3M a year, or $1,216 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 19,984 households in Buffalo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buffalo County, NE compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Buffalo County has 2.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.1M, 5% below 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 1,427 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is Buffalo County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Buffalo County at 51,172 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,984 households. Median household income in Buffalo County is $75,911, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Buffalo County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Buffalo County. It maps the house cleaning businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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