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House cleaning businesses in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #124 of 375 scored metro areas
#7 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina

Listings
67
7 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
201
+6.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$444.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,401 a household
Spending per listing
$6.6M
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
805,945
+4.1% since 2020

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What this means

At $1,401 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Greensboro-High Point metro area spend about $444.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 67 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.6M per business, 4% 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 67 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Greensboro-High Point metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 10%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 201 businesses with payroll in the Greensboro-High Point metro area classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,577 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $595K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Greensboro-High Point metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Greensboro-High Point metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in the Greensboro-High Point metro area is 56 (upper middle), #124 of 375 scored metro areas and #7 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.

How the Greensboro-High Point metro area 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 Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGreensboro-High Point metro areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.12.52.2
Spending per listing$6.6M$5.8M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,5771,7031,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.4%+4.2%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,401$1,482$1,414
Median household income$65,565$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5655

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
201+6.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,967
Annual payroll, 2023
$124.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
677 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$595K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Greensboro-High Point metro area, 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 the Greensboro-High Point metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
805,945+4.1% since 2020
Households
317,045
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,994 sq. mi.
People per square mile
394
Median household income
$65,565+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,179
Median home value
$231,000
Jobs located here
363,740
Daytime population
805,439Residents 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 metro areas in North Carolina for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Greensboro-High Point metro area marked.

Top metro areas in North Carolina

Metro areas in North Carolina ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Durham-Chapel Hill, NC79401.6$10.1M+7.5%#14 of 375
2Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC78112.5$6.2M+10.3%#22 of 375
3Winston-Salem, NC74471.7$8.4M+5.3%#37 of 375
4Goldsboro, NC7171.5$9M+3.8%#45 of 375
5Burlington, NC69121.7$8.1M+8.5%#51 of 375
6Rocky Mount, NC68101.7$7.8M+2.8%#57 of 375
7Greensboro-High Point, NC56672.1$6.6M+4.1%#124 of 375
8Raleigh-Cary, NC551783.1$5.6M+12.6%#134 of 375
9Asheville, NC54372.3$6.4M+3.6%#140 of 375
10Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC52392.6$5.2M+3.2%#166 of 375

Other business types in the Greensboro-High Point metro area

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 67 house cleaning businesses in the Greensboro-High Point metro area. 7 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 201 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019.

How much do households in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $444.3M a year, or $1,401 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 317,045 households in the Greensboro-High Point metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Greensboro-High Point metro area has 2.1 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.6M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Greensboro-High Point metro area would have about 70, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,577 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Greensboro-High Point metro area at 805,945 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 317,045 households. The median household income in the Greensboro-High Point metro area is $65,565 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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. The Greensboro-High Point metro area scores 56 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #124 of 375 scored metro areas.

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