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House cleaning businesses in Mercer County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Mercer County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #157 of 847 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 25
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 88
- +18.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $212.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,473 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.5M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,289
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 house cleaning businesses in Mercer County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 23% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
At $1,473 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Mercer County spend about $212.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $8.5M of household spending for each business on map listings, 33% 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.
Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Mercer County in 2023, up 18.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,638 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $850K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Mercer County.
Population estimates show Mercer County grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Mercer County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #157 of 847 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Mercer 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 | Mercer County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $8.5M | $6.2M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,638 | 1,581 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.9% | +6.2% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,473 | $1,489 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $100,645 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 74 → 88+18.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,597
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $44.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 252 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $850K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,289+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 144,114
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 225 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,719
- Median household income
- $100,645+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,372
- Median home value
- $377,700
- Jobs located here
- 262,034
- Daytime population
- 469,892Residents 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 Mercer 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 |
Other business types in Mercer 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 Mercer County, NJ?
Mercer County has 25 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 18.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Mercer County, NJ spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $212.3M a year, or $1,473 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $8.5M 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 144,114 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, NJ compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Mercer County has 1.7 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $8.5M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Mercer County would have about 33, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,638 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Mercer County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 399,289 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,114 households. Median household income in Mercer County is $100,645, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. Mercer County scores 65 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #157 of 847 scored counties.
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