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House cleaning businesses in Wayne County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Wayne County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #109 of 847 scored counties
#7 of 44 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
22
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$63.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,332 a household
Spending per listing
$9M
41% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
122,278
+3.8% 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

Households in Wayne County spend about $63.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,332 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9M per business, 41% 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.

Wayne County has 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Wayne County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 2,159 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wayne County grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Wayne County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #109 of 847 scored counties and #7 of 44 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Wayne 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 Wayne County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureWayne CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.52.52.2
Spending per listing$9M$5.8M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,1591,7031,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,332$1,482$1,414
Median household income$59,733$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score6955

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 22
Employees, 2023
304
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

Population, 2025 estimate
122,278+3.8% since 2020
Households
47,507
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
214
Median household income
$59,733+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,980
Median home value
$178,700
Jobs located here
40,987
Daytime population
111,023Residents 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 Wayne 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

Other business types in Wayne County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 house cleaning businesses in Wayne County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

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

About $63.3M a year, or $1,332 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $9M 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 47,507 households in Wayne County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wayne County has 1.5 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $9M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Wayne County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,159 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Wayne County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Wayne County at 122,278 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,507 households. The median household income in Wayne County is $59,733 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.5% 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. Wayne County scores 69 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #109 of 847 scored counties.

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