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House cleaning businesses in Atlantic County, NJ
The house cleaning businesses in Atlantic County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #540 of 847 scored counties
#19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 91
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $140.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,279 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,657
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 house cleaning businesses in Atlantic County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in Atlantic County spend about $140.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,279 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 house cleaning businesses, that is $7M per business, 10% above 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 91 businesses with payroll in Atlantic County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,204 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $696K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Atlantic County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Atlantic County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Atlantic County is 43 (lower middle), #540 of 847 scored counties and #19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Atlantic County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Atlantic County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $7M | $6.2M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,204 | 1,581 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +6.2% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,279 | $1,489 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $78,050 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 78 → 91+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 630
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $696K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Atlantic 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 Atlantic County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,657+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 109,557
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 497
- Median household income
- $78,050+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,343
- Median home value
- $295,000
- Jobs located here
- 123,257
- Daytime population
- 268,510Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Atlantic County marked.
Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, NJ | 72 | 10 | 1.7 | $8.9M | +2.9% | #88 of 847 |
| 2Hudson County, NJ | 70 | 50 | 1.7 | $8.6M | +1.8% | #102 of 847 |
| 3Cumberland County, NJ | 68 | 5 | 0.9 | $12.8M | +2.2% | #117 of 847 |
| 4Somerset County, NJ | 68 | 22 | 1.7 | $10.3M | +3.5% | #118 of 847 |
| 5Middlesex County, NJ | 66 | 56 | 1.8 | $8.4M | +2.6% | #148 of 847 |
| 6Mercer County, NJ | 65 | 25 | 1.7 | $8.5M | +3.3% | #157 of 847 |
| 7Monmouth County, NJ | 59 | 60 | 2.4 | $6.8M | +1.4% | #250 of 847 |
| 8Warren County, NJ | 57 | 13 | 2.9 | $4.9M | +3.2% | #285 of 847 |
| 9Essex County, NJ | 56 | 77 | 2.4 | $5.7M | +4.2% | #304 of 847 |
| 10Union County, NJ | 54 | 50 | 2.5 | $6.1M | +5.0% | #336 of 847 |
| 19Atlantic County, NJ | 43 | 20 | 1.8 | $7M | +1.6% | #540 of 847 |
Other business types in Atlantic 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 Atlantic County, NJ?
There are 20 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Atlantic County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Atlantic County, NJ spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $140.2M a year, or $1,279 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $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 109,557 households in Atlantic County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Atlantic County, NJ compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Atlantic County has 1.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Atlantic County would have about 22, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,204 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Atlantic County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Atlantic County at 278,657 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 109,557 households. Median household income in Atlantic County is $78,050, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Atlantic County scores 43 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #540 of 847 scored counties.
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