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House cleaning businesses in Passaic County, NJ

The house cleaning businesses in Passaic County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #665 of 847 scored counties
#20 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
50
2 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
126
+14.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$245M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,369 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
531,624
+1.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Passaic County is 36 (lower middle), #665 of 847 scored counties and #20 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,369 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Passaic County spend about $245M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 50 house cleaning businesses, that is $4.9M per business, 23% 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.

There are 50 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Passaic County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 126 businesses with payroll in Passaic County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,420 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $661K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Passaic County. Population estimates put the population change in Passaic County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Passaic 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.

House cleaning in Passaic County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasurePassaic CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.42.2
Spending per listing$4.9M$6.2M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,4201,5811,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.6%+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$1,369$1,489$1,414
Median household income$87,522$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score3652

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
110 → 126+14.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,018
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
502 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$661K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Passaic 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 Passaic County

Population, 2025 estimate
531,624+1.6% since 2020
Households
178,936
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
186 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,799
Median household income
$87,522+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,487
Median home value
$459,500
Jobs located here
183,159
Daytime population
455,260Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Passaic County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sussex County, NJ72101.7$8.9M+2.9%#88 of 847
2Hudson County, NJ70501.7$8.6M+1.8%#102 of 847
3Cumberland County, NJ6850.9$12.8M+2.2%#117 of 847
4Somerset County, NJ68221.7$10.3M+3.5%#118 of 847
5Middlesex County, NJ66561.8$8.4M+2.6%#148 of 847
6Mercer County, NJ65251.7$8.5M+3.3%#157 of 847
7Monmouth County, NJ59602.4$6.8M+1.4%#250 of 847
8Warren County, NJ57132.9$4.9M+3.2%#285 of 847
9Essex County, NJ56772.4$5.7M+4.2%#304 of 847
10Union County, NJ54502.5$6.1M+5.0%#336 of 847
20Passaic County, NJ36502.8$4.9M+1.6%#665 of 847

Other business types in Passaic County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Passaic County, NJ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 50 house cleaning businesses in Passaic County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 126 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 14.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Passaic County, NJ spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $245M a year, or $1,369 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 178,936 households in Passaic County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Passaic County, NJ compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Passaic County has 2.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Passaic County would have about 38, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,420 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Passaic County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Passaic County at 531,624 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 178,936 households. The median household income in Passaic County is $87,522 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Passaic County scores 36 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #665 of 847 scored counties.

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