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House cleaning businesses in Henderson County, NC
The house cleaning businesses in Henderson County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #172 of 847 scored counties
#13 of 44 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $73.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,431 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.6M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 122,375
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Henderson County comes to about $73.1M a year: $1,431 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 11 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 11 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Henderson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Henderson County was 26 in 2023, down 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,964 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $497K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Henderson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Henderson County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Henderson County is 64 (upper middle), #172 of 847 scored counties and #13 of 44 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Henderson 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 | Henderson County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.6M | $5.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,964 | 1,703 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.3% | +4.2% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,431 | $1,482 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $68,187 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 26−13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 202
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $497K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Henderson 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 Henderson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 122,375+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 51,067
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 373 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 318
- Median household income
- $68,187+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,991
- Median home value
- $351,400
- Jobs located here
- 43,470
- Daytime population
- 113,169Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 13Henderson County, NC | 64 | 11 | 2.2 | $6.6M | +5.0% | #172 of 847 |
Other business types in Henderson 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 Henderson County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 house cleaning businesses in Henderson County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 13.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Henderson County, NC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $73.1M a year, or $1,431 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 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 51,067 households in Henderson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henderson County, NC compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Henderson 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 $6.6M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,964 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Henderson County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Henderson County at 122,375 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,067 households. The median household income in Henderson County is $68,187 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Henderson County scores 64 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #172 of 847 scored counties.
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