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House cleaning businesses in Lee County, NC

The house cleaning businesses in Lee 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 #174 of 847 scored counties
#15 of 44 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$34.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,361 a household
Spending per listing
$5.7M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,258
+10.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 house cleaning businesses in Lee County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Lee County comes to about $34.2M a year: $1,361 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 11% below 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Lee County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 2,515 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Lee County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Lee County is 64 (upper middle), #174 of 847 scored counties and #15 of 44 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lee 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 Lee County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.42.52.2
Spending per listing$5.7M$5.8M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,5151,7031,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.8%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,361$1,482$1,414
Median household income$65,387$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score6455

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 10
Employees, 2023
176
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,258+10.8% since 2020
Households
25,145
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
258
Median household income
$65,387+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,746
Median home value
$240,200
Jobs located here
27,081
Daytime population
64,849Residents 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 Lee 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
15Lee County, NC6462.4$5.7M+10.8%#174 of 847

Other business types in Lee County

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

Questions

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

There are 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

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

About $34.2M a year, or $1,361 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.7M 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 25,145 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lee County has 2.4 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Lee County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,515 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Lee County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 70,258 people in 2025, up 10.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,145 households. Median household income in Lee County is $65,387, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Lee County scores 64 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #174 of 847 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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