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House cleaning businesses in New York County, NY
The house cleaning businesses in New York County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #338 of 847 scored counties
#15 of 30 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 200
- 2 chain locations (1%)
- Official establishments
- 355
- −7.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,543 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,664,862
- −1.3% since 2020
See the house cleaning businesses around any address in New York County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 200 house cleaning businesses in New York County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 1%, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in New York County spend about $1.2B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,543 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 355 businesses with payroll in New York County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, down 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,192 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in New York County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of New York County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For house cleaning businesses, New York County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #338 of 847 scored counties and #15 of 30 scored counties in New York.
How New York 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.
| Measure | New York County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6M | $8.2M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,192 | 1,914 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −7.5% | +2.8% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,543 | $1,372 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $103,931 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 384 → 355−7.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 24,121
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3B
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2002 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 188The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in New York 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 New York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,664,862−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 778,281
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 25%
- Vehicles per household
- 0.3
- Land area
- 23 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71,884
- Median household income
- $103,931+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $194,106
- Median home value
- $1,090,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,508,325
- Daytime population
- 3,351,624Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in New York County?
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond County, NY | 72 | 16 | 0.9 | $15.3M | +1.3% | #85 of 847 |
| 2Kings County, NY | 66 | 125 | 1.2 | $10.8M | −2.5% | #145 of 847 |
| 3Rensselaer County, NY | 64 | 7 | 1.0 | $12.5M | −0.2% | #162 of 847 |
| 4Queens County, NY | 63 | 97 | 1.2 | $11.7M | −1.1% | #179 of 847 |
| 5Rockland County, NY | 62 | 22 | 2.1 | $7.3M | +5.9% | #198 of 847 |
| 6Dutchess County, NY | 60 | 21 | 1.8 | $8M | +1.5% | #237 of 847 |
| 7Ulster County, NY | 59 | 13 | 1.8 | $7.7M | +1.1% | #247 of 847 |
| 8Saratoga County, NY | 59 | 21 | 2.1 | $7M | +2.3% | #249 of 847 |
| 9Bronx County, NY | 58 | 50 | 0.9 | $11.2M | −3.8% | #260 of 847 |
| 10Nassau County, NY | 56 | 111 | 2.4 | $7.2M | +0.6% | #297 of 847 |
| 15New York County, NY | 54 | 200 | 2.6 | $6M | −1.3% | #338 of 847 |
Other business types in New York County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many house cleaning businesses are in New York County, NY?
There are 200 house cleaning businesses on map listings in New York County as of September 2026. 2 of them (1%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 355 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 7.5% from 2019.
How much do households in New York County, NY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $1.2B a year, or $1,543 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 200 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6M 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 778,281 households in New York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does New York County, NY compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
New York County has 2.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, New York County would have about 188, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,192 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is New York County, NY growing?
Population estimates put New York County at 1,664,862 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 778,281 households. Median household income in New York County is $103,931, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. New York County scores 54 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #338 of 847 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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