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House cleaning businesses in Suffolk County, NY
How Suffolk County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #478 of 847 scored counties
#23 of 30 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 134
- 11 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 548
- +11.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $812.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,644 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.1M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,546,090
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Suffolk County comes to about $812.8M a year: $1,644 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% 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.
There are 134 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Suffolk County as of September 2026. 11 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 23% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Official counts show 548 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Suffolk County in 2023, up 11.4% from 2019. That is one for every 902 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 27 SBA-backed loans worth $10.4M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Suffolk County.
Population estimates show Suffolk County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Suffolk County is 47 (lower middle), #478 of 847 scored counties and #23 of 30 scored counties in New York.
How Suffolk 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 | Suffolk County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.1M | $8.2M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 902 | 1,914 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.4% | +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 | $1,644 | $1,372 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $130,686 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 492 → 548+11.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,832
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $238.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13411 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 127The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 27
- Amount
- $10.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Suffolk 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 Suffolk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,546,090+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 494,405
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,620
- Median household income
- $130,686+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $167,491
- Median home value
- $578,400
- Jobs located here
- 624,016
- Daytime population
- 1,340,805Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 23Suffolk County, NY | 47 | 134 | 2.7 | $6.1M | +1.6% | #478 of 847 |
Other business types in Suffolk County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many house cleaning businesses are in Suffolk County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 134 house cleaning businesses in Suffolk County. 11 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 548 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 11.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Suffolk County, NY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $812.8M a year, or $1,644 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 134 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.1M 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 494,405 households in Suffolk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk County, NY compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Suffolk County has 2.7 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.1M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Suffolk County would have about 127, against 134 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 902 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Suffolk County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk County at 1,546,090 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 494,405 households. The median household income in Suffolk County is $130,686 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.4% 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. Suffolk County scores 47 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #478 of 847 scored counties.
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