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House cleaning businesses in Morris County, NJ
The house cleaning businesses in Morris County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #517 of 847 scored counties
#18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 65
- 5 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 193
- +10.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $330M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,708 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 524,251
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 house cleaning businesses in Morris County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 3.4 for every 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
At $1,708 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in Morris County spend about $330M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $5.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% 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.
Official counts show 193 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Morris County in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,001 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $975K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Morris County.
Population estimates put the population change in Morris County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Morris County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #517 of 847 scored counties and #18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Morris 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 | Morris County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $6.2M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,001 | 1,581 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.9% | +6.2% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,708 | $1,489 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $137,326 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 52 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 174 → 193+10.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,853
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $173.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 655 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $975K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Morris 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 Morris County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 524,251+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 193,245
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 461 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,116
- Median household income
- $137,326+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $186,467
- Median home value
- $582,500
- Jobs located here
- 316,491
- Daytime population
- 565,316Residents 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 Morris 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 |
| 18Morris County, NJ | 45 | 65 | 3.4 | $5.1M | +3.2% | #517 of 847 |
Other business types in Morris 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 Morris County, NJ?
There are 65 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Morris County as of September 2026. 5 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 193 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Morris County, NJ spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $330M a year, or $1,708 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 193,245 households in Morris County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Morris County, NJ compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Morris County has 3.4 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.1M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Morris County would have about 52, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,001 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Morris County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Morris County at 524,251 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 193,245 households. Median household income in Morris County is $137,326, 70% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Morris County scores 45 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #517 of 847 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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