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House cleaning businesses in Ontario County, NY

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$62.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,296 a household
Spending per listing
$62.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
113,130
+0.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 house cleaning business in Ontario County. That is 0.2 per 10,000 households.

At $1,296 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Ontario County spend about $62.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $62.6M per business. 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 15 businesses with payroll in Ontario County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 3,221 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $250K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Ontario County.

Population estimates show Ontario County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 house cleaning business on map listings, Ontario County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Ontario 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 Ontario County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOntario CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.21.72.2
Spending per listing$62.6M$8.2M$6.4M
Households per official establishment3,2211,9141,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.8%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,296$1,372$1,414
Median household income$82,324$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 15
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$250K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
113,130+0.6% since 2020
Households
48,311
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
644 sq. mi.
People per square mile
175
Median household income
$82,324+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,042
Median home value
$222,900
Jobs located here
52,273
Daytime population
111,555Residents 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 Ontario 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
Ontario County, NYNot scored10.2$62.6M+0.6%

Other business types in Ontario County

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

Questions

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

There is 1 house cleaning business on map listings in Ontario County as of September 2026. 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 Ontario County, NY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $62.6M a year, or $1,296 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 house cleaning business on map listings, it comes to $62.6M 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 48,311 households in Ontario County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ontario County has 1 house cleaning business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Ontario County would have about 10, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,221 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Ontario County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Ontario County at 113,130 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,311 households. Median household income in Ontario County is $82,324, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Ontario County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ontario County. It maps the house cleaning businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for house cleaning businesses · All 56 business types in Ontario County

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