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House cleaning businesses in the North Wilkesboro, NC area

How the North Wilkesboro, NC area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,231 a household
Spending per listing
$8.3M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
66,233
+0.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 house cleaning businesses in the North Wilkesboro area. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Households in the North Wilkesboro area spend about $33.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,231 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $8.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% above 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 9 businesses with payroll in the North Wilkesboro area classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 3,012 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the North Wilkesboro area grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings, the North Wilkesboro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the North Wilkesboro 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 North Wilkesboro, NC area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureNorth Wilkesboro areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.52.52.2
Spending per listing$8.3M$5.8M$6.4M
Households per official establishment3,0121,7031,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,231$1,482$1,414
Median household income$51,721$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9
Employees, 2023
199
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
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 the North Wilkesboro 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 North Wilkesboro area

Population, 2025 estimate
66,233+0.6% since 2020
Households
27,107
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
754 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$51,721+17.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,361
Median home value
$168,800
Jobs located here
19,607
Daytime population
59,600Residents 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 small-town markets in North Carolina for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the North Wilkesboro area marked.

Top small-town markets in North Carolina

Small-town markets in North Carolina ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anderson Creek, NC85102.0$7M+12.3%#4 of 142
2Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC7771.8$7.3M+3.4%#11 of 142
3Sanford, NC7362.4$5.7M+10.8%#16 of 142
4Mount Airy, NC7151.7$7.7M+1.3%#19 of 142
5Albemarle, NC6962.4$5.7M+9.8%#25 of 142
6Waynesville, NC6862.2$6.1M+1.9%#28 of 142
7New Bern, NC64142.7$5.1M+3.6%#35 of 142
8Kill Devil Hills, NC5163.6$4.6M+3.3%#62 of 142
9Morehead City, NC51113.4$4.3M+4.1%#63 of 142
10Kinston, NC4673.0$4M+1.4%#76 of 142
North Wilkesboro, NCNot scored41.5$8.3M+0.6%

Other business types in the North Wilkesboro area

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the North Wilkesboro, NC area?

The North Wilkesboro area has 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

How much do households in the North Wilkesboro, NC area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $33.4M a year, or $1,231 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $8.3M 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 27,107 households in the North Wilkesboro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the North Wilkesboro, NC area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The North Wilkesboro area has 1.5 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $8.3M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the North Wilkesboro area would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,012 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is the North Wilkesboro, NC area growing?

Population estimates put the North Wilkesboro area at 66,233 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,107 households. Median household income in the North Wilkesboro area is $51,721, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 North Wilkesboro area has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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