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House cleaning businesses in Davidson County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #39 of 847 scored counties
#2 of 44 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
30
+36.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$96M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,374 a household
Spending per listing
$13.7M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.0
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
180,182
+6.6% since 2020

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What this means

Davidson County scores 79 (high) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #39 of 847 scored counties and #2 of 44 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for house cleaning businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 house cleaning businesses in Davidson County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.0 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Davidson County comes to about $96M a year: $1,374 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $13.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.1 times 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 Davidson County was 30 in 2023, up 36.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,328 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Davidson County. Population estimates put the population change in Davidson County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Davidson 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.

House cleaning in Davidson County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureDavidson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.02.52.2
Spending per listing$13.7M$5.8M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,3281,7031,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+36.4%+4.2%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,374$1,482$1,414
Median household income$64,172$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score7955

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 30+36.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
221
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$15K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
180,182+6.6% since 2020
Households
69,846
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
553 sq. mi.
People per square mile
313
Median household income
$64,172+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,156
Median home value
$219,100
Jobs located here
48,286
Daytime population
141,539Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Davidson County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Orange County, NC8461.0$16.2M+6.1%#20 of 847
2Davidson County, NC7971.0$13.7M+6.6%#39 of 847
3Lincoln County, NC7871.9$8.2M+13.2%#47 of 847
4Harnett County, NC78102.0$7M+12.3%#53 of 847
5Moore County, NC78112.5$6.2M+10.3%#54 of 847
6Rowan County, NC73101.7$8.1M+5.6%#81 of 847
7Wayne County, NC6971.5$9M+3.8%#109 of 847
8Alamance County, NC68121.7$8.1M+8.5%#122 of 847
9Durham County, NC68312.2$7.3M+7.7%#125 of 847
10Cleveland County, NC6871.8$7.3M+3.4%#126 of 847

Other business types in Davidson County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Davidson County, NC?

There are 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Davidson County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 36.4% from 2019.

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

About $96M a year, or $1,374 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $13.7M 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 69,846 households in Davidson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Davidson County, NC compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Davidson County has 1.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $13.7M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Davidson County would have about 15, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,328 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Davidson County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Davidson County at 180,182 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,846 households. Median household income in Davidson County is $64,172, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Davidson County scores 79 for house cleaning businesses (high), #39 of 847 scored counties.

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