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House cleaning businesses in Fulton County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #646 of 847 scored counties
#28 of 30 scored counties in New York

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,153 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,216
−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

Fulton County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #646 of 847 scored counties and #28 of 30 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,153 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Fulton County spend about $26.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $5.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% 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.

Fulton County has 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Fulton County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 2,541 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Population estimates show Fulton County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Fulton 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 Fulton County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureFulton CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.21.72.2
Spending per listing$5.3M$8.2M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,5411,9141,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,153$1,372$1,414
Median household income$66,533$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3759

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9
Employees, 2023
97
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Fulton 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 Fulton County

Population, 2025 estimate
52,216−1.6% since 2020
Households
22,866
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
496 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$66,533+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,340
Median home value
$163,100
Jobs located here
16,231
Daytime population
46,527Residents 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 Fulton 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
28Fulton County, NY3752.2$5.3M−1.6%#646 of 847

Other business types in Fulton County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 house cleaning businesses in Fulton County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Fulton County, NY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $26.4M a year, or $1,153 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 22,866 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fulton County has 2.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.3M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Fulton County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,541 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Fulton County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Fulton County at 52,216 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,866 households. The median household income in Fulton County is $66,533 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Fulton County scores 37 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #646 of 847 scored counties.

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