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House cleaning businesses in Gage County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Gage County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #821 of 847 scored counties
#6 of 6 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,146 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,711
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Gage County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #821 of 847 scored counties and #6 of 6 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Gage County spend about $10.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,146 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 house cleaning businesses, that is $2.1M per business, 67% 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.
Gage County has 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 40%, against 8% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Gage County in 2023. That is one for every 1,865 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gage County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gage 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 | Gage County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $5.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,865 | 1,388 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,146 | $1,248 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $67,247 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $811K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Gage 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 Gage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,711+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,327
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 852 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $67,247+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,338
- Median home value
- $174,000
- Jobs located here
- 8,371
- Daytime population
- 18,346Residents 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 |
Other business types in Gage 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 Gage County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 house cleaning businesses in Gage County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in Gage County, NE spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $10.7M a year, or $1,146 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 9,327 households in Gage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gage County, NE compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Gage County has 5.4 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $2.1M, 67% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Gage County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,865 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is Gage County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Gage County at 21,711 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,327 households. The median household income in Gage County is $67,247 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Gage County scores 20 for house cleaning businesses (low), #821 of 847 scored counties.
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