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House cleaning businesses in Swain County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Swain 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 none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,312 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
14,024
−0.6% since 2020

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What this means

At $1,312 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Swain County spend about $7.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no house cleaning businesses in Swain County. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Swain County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Swain County in 2023. That is one for every 2,004 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Swain County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no house cleaning businesses on map listings, Swain County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Swain 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 Swain County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureSwain CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.02.52.2
Spending per listingn/a$5.8M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,0041,7031,735
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$1,312$1,482$1,414
Median household income$52,349$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$520K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Swain 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 Swain County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,024−0.6% since 2020
Households
6,013
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
528 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$52,349+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,062
Median home value
$207,000
Jobs located here
6,242
Daytime population
14,755Residents 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 Swain 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
Swain County, NCNot scored00.0n/a−0.6%

Other business types in Swain County

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

Questions

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

There are no house cleaning businesses on map listings in Swain County as of September 2026. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

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

About $7.9M a year, or $1,312 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 6,013 households in Swain County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Swain County has no house cleaning businesses on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Swain County would have about 1, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,004 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Swain County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Swain County at 14,024 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,013 households. The median household income in Swain County is $52,349 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.2% 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. Swain County has no market score for house cleaning businesses, having none on map listings.

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