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House cleaning businesses in Durham County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Durham County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #125 of 847 scored counties
#9 of 44 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 31
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- −29.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $225.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,593 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.3M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 347,240
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Durham County spend about $225.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,593 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 31 house cleaning businesses, that is $7.3M per business, 14% above 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 31 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Durham County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Durham County in 2023, down 29.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,509 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $270K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Durham County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Durham County grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Durham County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #125 of 847 scored counties and #9 of 44 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Durham 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 | Durham County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $7.3M | $5.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,509 | 1,703 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −29.8% | +4.2% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,593 | $1,482 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $82,316 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 134 → 94−29.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 787
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $270K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Durham 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 Durham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 347,240+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 141,847
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 288 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,156
- Median household income
- $82,316+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,501
- Median home value
- $389,400
- Jobs located here
- 257,395
- Daytime population
- 437,816Residents 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 Durham 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 |
Other business types in Durham 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 Durham County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 house cleaning businesses in Durham County. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 29.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Durham County, NC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $225.9M a year, or $1,593 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $7.3M 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 141,847 households in Durham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Durham County, NC compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Durham County has 2.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7.3M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Durham County would have about 35, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,509 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 29.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Durham County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Durham County at 347,240 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 141,847 households. The median household income in Durham County is $82,316 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.0% 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. Durham County scores 68 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #125 of 847 scored counties.
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