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House cleaning businesses in Rutherford County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Rutherford County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,261 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.2M
- 75% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,745
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 house cleaning businesses in Rutherford County. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 50% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Rutherford County comes to about $33.6M a year: $1,261 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $11.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 75% 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.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Rutherford County in 2023. That is one for every 3,330 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Rutherford County.
Population estimates put the population change in Rutherford County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, Rutherford County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Rutherford 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 | Rutherford County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $11.2M | $5.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,330 | 1,703 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,261 | $1,482 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $51,410 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 79
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 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
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,745+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,642
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $51,410+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,230
- Median home value
- $201,800
- Jobs located here
- 19,241
- Daytime population
- 55,091Residents 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 |
| Rutherford County, NC | Not scored | 3 | 1.1 | $11.2M | +2.1% |
Other business types in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County, NC?
Rutherford County has 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in Rutherford County, NC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $33.6M a year, or $1,261 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $11.2M 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 26,642 households in Rutherford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutherford County, NC compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Rutherford County has 1.1 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $11.2M, 75% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Rutherford County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,330 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is Rutherford County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Rutherford County at 65,745 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,642 households. Median household income in Rutherford County is $51,410, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.7%, 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. Rutherford County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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