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House cleaning businesses in the Minot, ND metro area

How the Minot, ND metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #368 of 375 scored metro areas
#4 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota

Listings
9
1 chain location (11%)
Official establishments
24
+4.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$40M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,258 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
75,694
−2.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in the Minot metro area is 18 (low), #368 of 375 scored metro areas and #4 of 4 scored metro areas based in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 house cleaning businesses in the Minot metro area. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Households in the Minot metro area spend about $40M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,258 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.4M per business, 31% below 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Minot metro area was 24 in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,324 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Minot metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Minot metro area 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 Minot, ND metro area compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureMinot metro areaNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.82.2
Spending per listing$4.4M$4.5M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,3241,1661,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.6%+8.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.4%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,258$1,246$1,414
Median household income$78,200$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score1817

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24+4.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
227
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
91 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 the Minot metro area, 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 the Minot metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
75,694−2.4% since 2020
Households
31,781
Median age
36.6
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,764 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$78,200+13.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,202
Median home value
$254,000
Jobs located here
32,284
Daytime population
74,187Residents 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 metro areas in North Dakota for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with the Minot metro area marked.

Top metro areas in North Dakota

Metro areas in North Dakota ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bismarck, ND28173.0$4.3M+4.5%#349 of 375
2Fargo, ND-MN26484.3$2.9M+7.7%#357 of 375
3Grand Forks, ND-MN20133.0$4M+0.8%#363 of 375
4Minot, ND1892.8$4.4M−2.4%#368 of 375

Other business types in the Minot metro area

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the Minot, ND metro area?

There are 9 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Minot metro area as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Minot, ND metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $40M a year, or $1,258 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 31,781 households in the Minot metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Minot, ND metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Minot metro area has 2.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.4M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Minot metro area would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,324 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Minot, ND metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Minot metro area at 75,694 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,781 households. Median household income in the Minot metro area is $78,200, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.9%, 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. The Minot metro area scores 18 for house cleaning businesses (low), #368 of 375 scored metro areas.

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