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House cleaning businesses in Jefferson County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Jefferson County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #383 of 847 scored counties
#18 of 30 scored counties in New York

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$55.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,161 a household
Spending per listing
$7.9M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
111,540
−3.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 house cleaning businesses in Jefferson County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

At $1,161 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $55.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $7.9M per business, 23% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which house cleaning businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Jefferson County in 2023. That is one for every 2,645 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $227K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Jefferson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 3.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Jefferson County is 51 (upper middle), #383 of 847 scored counties and #18 of 30 scored counties in New York.

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.51.72.2
Spending per listing$7.9M$8.2M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,6451,9141,735
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$1,161$1,372$1,414
Median household income$66,301$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5159

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 18
Employees, 2023
102
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$227K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
111,540−3.9% since 2020
Households
47,606
Median age
37.4
Homes lived in by their owners
55%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,268 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$66,301+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,210
Median home value
$188,200
Jobs located here
34,253
Daytime population
112,470Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Jefferson 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
18Jefferson County, NY5171.5$7.9M−3.9%#383 of 847

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

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

Jefferson County has 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

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

About $55.3M a year, or $1,161 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $7.9M per business. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,606 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jefferson County has 1.5 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7.9M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 9, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,645 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 111,540 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 47,606 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $66,301, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. Jefferson County scores 51 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #383 of 847 scored counties.

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