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House cleaning businesses in the Las Cruces, NM metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in the Las Cruces, NM metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #194 of 375 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico

Listings
17
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
28
−22.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$95.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,122 a household
Spending per listing
$5.6M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
229,091
+4.1% 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

Households in the Las Cruces metro area spend about $95.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,122 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.6M per business, 12% 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 17 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Las Cruces metro area as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Las Cruces metro area was 28 in 2023, down 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,032 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Las Cruces metro area grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in the Las Cruces metro area is 49 (lower middle), #194 of 375 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico.

How the Las Cruces metro area compares

The same measures for New Mexico 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 Las Cruces, NM metro area compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureLas Cruces metro areaNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.62.2
Spending per listing$5.6M$7.5M$6.4M
Households per official establishment3,0322,3461,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−22.2%−0.3%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,122$1,197$1,414
Median household income$56,848$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score4952

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28−22.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
236
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
171 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 the Las Cruces metro area, 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 the Las Cruces metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
229,091+4.1% since 2020
Households
84,889
Median age
36.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,808 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$56,848+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,951
Median home value
$220,800
Jobs located here
79,505
Daytime population
218,304Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring metro areas in New Mexico for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Las Cruces metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New Mexico

Metro areas in New Mexico ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Santa Fe, NM60101.4$9.4M+1.2%#94 of 375
2Las Cruces, NM49172.0$5.6M+4.1%#194 of 375
3Albuquerque, NM47762.0$6.2M+0.8%#220 of 375
4Farmington, NM3081.9$5.9M−0.9%#330 of 375

Other business types in the Las Cruces metro area

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the Las Cruces, NM metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 17 house cleaning businesses in the Las Cruces metro area. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 22.2% from 2019.

How much do households in the Las Cruces, NM metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $95.3M a year, or $1,122 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.6M 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 84,889 households in the Las Cruces metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Las Cruces, NM metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Las Cruces metro area has 2.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.6M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Las Cruces metro area would have about 15, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,032 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Las Cruces, NM metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Las Cruces metro area at 229,091 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,889 households. The median household income in the Las Cruces metro area is $56,848 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.8% 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. The Las Cruces metro area scores 49 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #194 of 375 scored metro areas.

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