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House cleaning businesses in the Auburn, NY area

How the Auburn, NY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$37M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,174 a household
Spending per listing
$12.3M
93% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,365
−2.3% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Auburn area comes to about $37M a year: $1,174 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $12.3M per business, 93% above 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 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Auburn area as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.0, 55% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Auburn area in 2023. That is one for every 3,503 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Auburn area declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, the Auburn area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Auburn area compares

The same measures for New York 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 Auburn, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureAuburn areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.01.72.2
Spending per listing$12.3M$8.2M$6.4M
Households per official establishment3,5031,9141,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,174$1,372$1,414
Median household income$67,904$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9
Employees, 2023
62
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Auburn 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 Auburn area

Population, 2025 estimate
74,365−2.3% since 2020
Households
31,524
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$67,904+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,583
Median home value
$171,000
Jobs located here
25,171
Daytime population
65,706Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across New York

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New York for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with the Auburn area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gloversville, NY4252.2$5.3M−1.6%#87 of 142
2Plattsburgh, NY4182.4$5M−2.0%#92 of 142
3Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY29152.8$3.9M−2.6%#126 of 142
Auburn, NYNot scored31.0$12.3M−2.3%

Other business types in the Auburn area

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the Auburn, NY area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 house cleaning businesses in the Auburn area. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

How much do households in the Auburn, NY area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $37M a year, or $1,174 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $12.3M 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 31,524 households in the Auburn area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Auburn, NY area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Auburn area has 1.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $12.3M, 93% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Auburn area would have about 6, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,503 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is the Auburn, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Auburn area at 74,365 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,524 households. The median household income in the Auburn area is $67,904 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Auburn area has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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