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House cleaning businesses in Onondaga County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #380 of 847 scored counties
#17 of 30 scored counties in New York

Listings
24
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
115
−1.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$250.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,265 a household
Spending per listing
$10.4M
63% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
466,584
−1.9% 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 24 house cleaning businesses in Onondaga County. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Households in Onondaga County spend about $250.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,265 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 house cleaning businesses, that is $10.4M per business, 63% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Onondaga County was 115 in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,720 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Onondaga County.

Population estimates put the population change in Onondaga County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Onondaga County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #380 of 847 scored counties and #17 of 30 scored counties in New York.

How Onondaga 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 Onondaga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOnondaga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.72.2
Spending per listing$10.4M$8.2M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,7201,9141,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.7%+2.8%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,265$1,372$1,414
Median household income$76,945$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5159

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
117 → 115−1.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,964
Annual payroll, 2023
$44.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
240 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$5.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
466,584−1.9% since 2020
Households
197,760
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
778 sq. mi.
People per square mile
605
Median household income
$76,945+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,088
Median home value
$200,200
Jobs located here
255,873
Daytime population
512,646Residents 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 Onondaga 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
17Onondaga County, NY51241.2$10.4M−1.9%#380 of 847

Other business types in Onondaga County

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

Questions

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

Onondaga County has 24 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019.

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

About $250.1M a year, or $1,265 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $10.4M 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 197,760 households in Onondaga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Onondaga County has 1.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $10.4M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Onondaga County would have about 39, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,720 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Onondaga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Onondaga County at 466,584 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 197,760 households. Median household income in Onondaga County is $76,945, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Onondaga County scores 51 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #380 of 847 scored counties.

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