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House cleaning businesses in Caldwell County, NC
The house cleaning businesses in Caldwell County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #688 of 847 scored counties
#44 of 44 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $42.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,295 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 64% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,105
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Caldwell County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #688 of 847 scored counties and #44 of 44 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Caldwell County spend about $42.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,295 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 44% 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 12 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Caldwell County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Caldwell County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 2,351 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Caldwell County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Caldwell County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Caldwell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $5.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,351 | 1,703 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,295 | $1,482 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $56,425 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,105+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 32,919
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 472 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 171
- Median household income
- $56,425+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,197
- Median home value
- $192,200
- Jobs located here
- 26,485
- Daytime population
- 70,763Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Caldwell County marked.
Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, NC | 84 | 6 | 1.0 | $16.2M | +6.1% | #20 of 847 |
| 2Davidson County, NC | 79 | 7 | 1.0 | $13.7M | +6.6% | #39 of 847 |
| 3Lincoln County, NC | 78 | 7 | 1.9 | $8.2M | +13.2% | #47 of 847 |
| 4Harnett County, NC | 78 | 10 | 2.0 | $7M | +12.3% | #53 of 847 |
| 5Moore County, NC | 78 | 11 | 2.5 | $6.2M | +10.3% | #54 of 847 |
| 6Rowan County, NC | 73 | 10 | 1.7 | $8.1M | +5.6% | #81 of 847 |
| 7Wayne County, NC | 69 | 7 | 1.5 | $9M | +3.8% | #109 of 847 |
| 8Alamance County, NC | 68 | 12 | 1.7 | $8.1M | +8.5% | #122 of 847 |
| 9Durham County, NC | 68 | 31 | 2.2 | $7.3M | +7.7% | #125 of 847 |
| 10Cleveland County, NC | 68 | 7 | 1.8 | $7.3M | +3.4% | #126 of 847 |
| 44Caldwell County, NC | 35 | 12 | 3.6 | $3.6M | +0.7% | #688 of 847 |
Other business types in Caldwell 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 Caldwell County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 house cleaning businesses in Caldwell County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in Caldwell County, NC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $42.6M a year, or $1,295 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per business. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which house cleaning businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,919 households in Caldwell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Caldwell County, NC compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Caldwell County has 3.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $3.6M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Caldwell County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,351 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is Caldwell County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Caldwell County at 81,105 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,919 households. The median household income in Caldwell County is $56,425 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Caldwell County scores 35 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #688 of 847 scored counties.
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