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House cleaning businesses in Barnes County, ND

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,146 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
10,573
−2.7% 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 2 house cleaning businesses in Barnes County. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households.

At $1,146 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Barnes County spend about $5.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each business on map listings. 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Barnes County in 2023. That is one for every 1,636 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Barnes County declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings, Barnes County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Barnes County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Barnes County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureBarnes CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.12.82.2
Spending per listing$2.8M$4.5M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,6361,1661,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.7%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,146$1,246$1,414
Median household income$68,038$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored17

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$751K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
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 Barnes 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 Barnes County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,573−2.7% since 2020
Households
4,908
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,492 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$68,038+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,055
Median home value
$173,700
Jobs located here
4,766
Daytime population
10,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Barnes County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Burleigh County, ND32122.9$4.5M+4.7%#725 of 847
2Cass County, ND26354.2$3M+9.1%#783 of 847
3Morton County, ND2253.6$3.5M+3.8%#808 of 847
4Ward County, ND2082.8$4.5M−2.4%#819 of 847
5Grand Forks County, ND17134.2$2.9M+1.9%#835 of 847
6Stark County, ND1553.7$3.3M+0.5%#837 of 847
Barnes County, NDNot scored24.1$2.8M−2.7%

Other business types in Barnes County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Barnes County, ND?

Barnes County has 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings 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 Barnes County, ND spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $5.6M a year, or $1,146 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 4,908 households in Barnes County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barnes County, ND compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Barnes County has 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Barnes County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,636 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Barnes County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Barnes County at 10,573 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,908 households. Median household income in Barnes County is $68,038, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.6%, 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. Barnes County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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