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House cleaning businesses in Douglas County, NE
How Douglas County, NE compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #723 of 847 scored counties
#3 of 6 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 66
- 7 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 215
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $310.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,303 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 606,460
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
For house cleaning businesses, Douglas County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #723 of 847 scored counties and #3 of 6 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 66 house cleaning businesses in Douglas County. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in Douglas County spend about $310.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,303 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 66 house cleaning businesses, that is $4.7M per business, 26% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Douglas County was 215 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,109 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Douglas County. Population estimates show Douglas County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Douglas 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 | Douglas County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $5.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,109 | 1,388 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +4.2% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,303 | $1,248 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $80,391 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 215 → 2150.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,961
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $86.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 667 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 606,460+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 238,430
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 327 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,809
- Median household income
- $80,391+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,185
- Median home value
- $266,100
- Jobs located here
- 360,817
- Daytime population
- 660,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Douglas County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 Douglas County, NE?
There are 66 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Douglas County as of September 2026. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 215 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Douglas County, NE spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $310.7M a year, or $1,303 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 238,430 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, NE compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Douglas County has 2.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.7M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Douglas County would have about 49, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,109 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 606,460 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 238,430 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,391, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Douglas County scores 32 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #723 of 847 scored counties.
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