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House cleaning businesses in Chemung County, NY

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

Groundwork market score

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The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$40.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,147 a household
Spending per listing
$10.1M
58% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
50% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,415
−3.9% since 2020

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What this means

At $1,147 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Chemung County spend about $40.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $10.1M per business, 58% 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 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Chemung County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 50% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Chemung County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 2,351 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $83K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Chemung County.

Population estimates put the population change in Chemung County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings, Chemung County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Chemung County 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 Chemung County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureChemung CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.72.2
Spending per listing$10.1M$8.2M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,3511,9141,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,147$1,372$1,414
Median household income$63,716$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 15
Employees, 2023
120
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
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
1
Amount
$83K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
80,415−3.9% since 2020
Households
35,262
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
202
Median household income
$63,716+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,374
Median home value
$141,100
Jobs located here
31,723
Daytime population
81,216Residents 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 counties in New York for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Chemung County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Richmond County, NY72160.9$15.3M+1.3%#85 of 847
2Kings County, NY661251.2$10.8M−2.5%#145 of 847
3Rensselaer County, NY6471.0$12.5M−0.2%#162 of 847
4Queens County, NY63971.2$11.7M−1.1%#179 of 847
5Rockland County, NY62222.1$7.3M+5.9%#198 of 847
6Dutchess County, NY60211.8$8M+1.5%#237 of 847
7Ulster County, NY59131.8$7.7M+1.1%#247 of 847
8Saratoga County, NY59212.1$7M+2.3%#249 of 847
9Bronx County, NY58500.9$11.2M−3.8%#260 of 847
10Nassau County, NY561112.4$7.2M+0.6%#297 of 847
Chemung County, NYNot scored41.1$10.1M−3.9%

Other business types in Chemung County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Chemung County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 house cleaning businesses in Chemung County. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

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

About $40.5M a year, or $1,147 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $10.1M 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 35,262 households in Chemung County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chemung County, NY compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Chemung County has 1.1 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $10.1M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Chemung County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,351 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Chemung County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Chemung County at 80,415 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,262 households. The median household income in Chemung County is $63,716 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% 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. Chemung County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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