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House cleaning businesses in Grand Forks County, ND
How Grand Forks County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #835 of 847 scored counties
#5 of 6 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,189 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 91% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,501
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Grand Forks County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #835 of 847 scored counties and #5 of 6 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Grand Forks County comes to about $37.2M a year: $1,189 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 house cleaning businesses, that is $2.9M per business, 55% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.
There are 13 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Grand Forks County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Grand Forks County in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,204 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grand Forks County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Grand Forks 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.
| Measure | Grand Forks County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $4.5M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,204 | 1,166 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.3% | +8.4% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,189 | $1,246 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $68,075 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 17 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 26+8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 179
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,501+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 31,295
- Median age
- 33.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $68,075+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,591
- Median home value
- $252,700
- Jobs located here
- 38,188
- Daytime population
- 77,655Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Grand Forks County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Burleigh County, ND | 32 | 12 | 2.9 | $4.5M | +4.7% | #725 of 847 |
| 2Cass County, ND | 26 | 35 | 4.2 | $3M | +9.1% | #783 of 847 |
| 3Morton County, ND | 22 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +3.8% | #808 of 847 |
| 4Ward County, ND | 20 | 8 | 2.8 | $4.5M | −2.4% | #819 of 847 |
| 5Grand Forks County, ND | 17 | 13 | 4.2 | $2.9M | +1.9% | #835 of 847 |
| 6Stark County, ND | 15 | 5 | 3.7 | $3.3M | +0.5% | #837 of 847 |
Other business types in Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 house cleaning businesses in Grand Forks County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Grand Forks County, ND spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $37.2M a year, or $1,189 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 31,295 households in Grand Forks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Forks County, ND compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Grand Forks County has 4.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 91% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $2.9M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Grand Forks County would have about 6, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,204 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Grand Forks County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Grand Forks County at 74,501 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,295 households. The median household income in Grand Forks County is $68,075 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Grand Forks County scores 17 for house cleaning businesses (low), #835 of 847 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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