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House cleaning businesses in Washington County, NY
The house cleaning businesses in Washington County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,182 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.5M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 59,353
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 house cleaning businesses in Washington County. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Washington County comes to about $28.9M a year: $1,182 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 house cleaning businesses, that is $14.5M 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 7 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 3,496 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $65K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Washington County.
Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $14.5M | $8.2M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,496 | 1,914 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.8% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,182 | $1,372 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $73,495 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $65K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,353−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 24,469
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 831 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $73,495+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,028
- Median home value
- $196,200
- Jobs located here
- 14,817
- Daytime population
- 47,512Residents 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 |
| Washington County, NY | Not scored | 2 | 0.8 | $14.5M | −2.9% |
Other business types in Washington 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 Washington County, NY?
There are 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in Washington County, NY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $28.9M a year, or $1,182 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $14.5M 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 24,469 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, NY compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Washington County has 2 house cleaning businesses 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, Washington County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,496 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 59,353 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,469 households. Median household income in Washington County is $73,495, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Washington County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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