Market rankings · Ohio
House cleaning businesses in Ohio
Markets across Ohio ranked by the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 909
- 76 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 2,194
- +3.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.9B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 14% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #28 of 51
- Market score 46 · Lower middle
A site report maps the house cleaning businesses on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 909 house cleaning businesses in Ohio. 76 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
At $1,218 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Ohio spend about $5.9B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 909 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.5M per business, 2% above 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 Ohio was 2,194 in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,217 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 139 SBA-backed loans worth $21.6M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Ohio.
Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #28 for house cleaning businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Huntington-Ashland metro area scores highest (67). Of the 15 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the New Philadelphia-Dover area scores highest (62).
Every market in Ohio for house cleaning businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 67 | 15 | 1.0 | $13.2M | −2.6% | #59 of 375 |
| 1Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 65 | 155 | 1.7 | $7.9M | +2.7% | #74 of 375 |
| 2Lima, OH | 57 | 5 | 1.2 | $9.4M | −1.2% | #112 of 375 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 56 | 8 | 1.4 | $8.8M | −3.6% | #119 of 375 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 51 | 8 | 1.6 | $7.4M | −3.6% | #171 of 375 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 48 | 61 | 1.8 | $6.8M | +1.5% | #203 of 375 |
| 4Columbus, OH | 48 | 215 | 2.5 | $5.3M | +4.7% | #208 of 375 |
| 5Cleveland, OH | 47 | 155 | 1.7 | $7.4M | −0.8% | #212 of 375 |
| 6Springfield, OH | 47 | 10 | 1.8 | $6.3M | −0.4% | #216 of 375 |
| 7Youngstown-Warren, OH | 44 | 29 | 1.6 | $7M | −1.4% | #241 of 375 |
| 8Akron, OH | 40 | 56 | 1.9 | $6.5M | 0.0% | #266 of 375 |
| 9Toledo, OH | 37 | 48 | 1.9 | $6.2M | −1.0% | #292 of 375 |
| 10Canton-Massillon, OH | 37 | 34 | 2.0 | $5.7M | −0.2% | #293 of 375 |
| 11Sandusky, OH | 29 | 13 | 2.5 | $4.7M | −2.6% | #341 of 375 |
| 12Mansfield, OH | 29 | 12 | 2.4 | $4.6M | −0.1% | #342 of 375 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 62 | 5 | 1.3 | $8.6M | −0.9% | #39 of 142 |
| 2Zanesville, OH | 62 | 6 | 1.7 | $6.4M | +0.7% | #40 of 142 |
| 3Wooster, OH | 54 | 9 | 2.0 | $5.9M | −0.1% | #55 of 142 |
| 4Salem, OH | 52 | 6 | 1.4 | $7.5M | −2.2% | #57 of 142 |
| 5Wapakoneta, OH | 50 | 5 | 2.6 | $4.7M | −1.2% | #66 of 142 |
| 6Portsmouth, OH | 48 | 5 | 1.7 | $6M | −3.4% | #71 of 142 |
| 7Marion, OH | 43 | 6 | 2.4 | $4.5M | −0.4% | #85 of 142 |
| 8Marietta, OH | 42 | 5 | 2.0 | $5.6M | −2.1% | #86 of 142 |
| 9Ashland, OH | 42 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.7M | +0.1% | #88 of 142 |
| 10Wilmington, OH | 40 | 6 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +0.6% | #99 of 142 |
| 11Fremont, OH | 39 | 5 | 2.0 | $5.5M | −0.4% | #102 of 142 |
| 12Cambridge, OH | 38 | 5 | 3.1 | $3.5M | −0.1% | #106 of 142 |
| 13Findlay, OH | 31 | 9 | 2.8 | $4.2M | +0.1% | #120 of 142 |
| 14Norwalk, OH | 30 | 6 | 2.6 | $4.5M | −0.4% | #123 of 142 |
| 15Urbana, OH | 29 | 6 | 3.8 | $3.1M | +0.2% | #128 of 142 |
| Chillicothe, OH | Not scored | 3 | 1.0 | $11.1M | −0.8% | |
| Mount Vernon, OH | Not scored | 4 | 1.7 | $7.1M | +1.9% | |
| Athens, OH | Not scored | 2 | 0.9 | $12.5M | +1.3% | |
| Tiffin, OH | Not scored | 3 | 1.3 | $8.4M | −1.0% | |
| Greenville, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.7% | |
| Sidney, OH | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $23M | −0.2% | |
| Bellefontaine, OH | Not scored | 4 | 2.0 | $5.8M | +0.4% | |
| Celina, OH | Not scored | 3 | 1.8 | $6.5M | +0.5% | |
| Bucyrus, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Defiance, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.1% | |
| Coshocton, OH | Not scored | 2 | 1.4 | $7.9M | +1.6% | |
| Gallipolis, OH | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $12.5M | −0.5% | |
| Washington Court House, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.5 | $3.3M | −1.4% | |
| Van Wert, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.5 | $3.3M | +0.3% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 89 | 15 | 1.8 | $9.1M | +12.5% | #10 of 847 |
| 2Warren County, OH | 77 | 14 | 1.5 | $9.9M | +5.7% | #55 of 847 |
| 3Greene County, OH | 72 | 8 | 1.2 | $11.4M | +3.7% | #86 of 847 |
| 4Geauga County, OH | 70 | 5 | 1.4 | $10.7M | +0.3% | #100 of 847 |
| 5Portage County, OH | 63 | 5 | 0.8 | $16M | +1.0% | #178 of 847 |
| 6Miami County, OH | 61 | 7 | 1.6 | $7.9M | +3.4% | #215 of 847 |
| 7Fairfield County, OH | 61 | 12 | 2.0 | $6.7M | +6.5% | #223 of 847 |
| 8Lorain County, OH | 59 | 22 | 1.7 | $7.2M | +3.1% | #248 of 847 |
| 9Clermont County, OH | 59 | 18 | 2.1 | $6.2M | +3.9% | #254 of 847 |
| 10Tuscarawas County, OH | 58 | 5 | 1.3 | $8.6M | −0.9% | #261 of 847 |
| 11Allen County, OH | 57 | 5 | 1.2 | $9.4M | −1.2% | #279 of 847 |
| 12Trumbull County, OH | 57 | 11 | 1.3 | $8.5M | −1.3% | #280 of 847 |
| 13Wood County, OH | 57 | 10 | 1.8 | $6.8M | +1.5% | #282 of 847 |
| 14Hamilton County, OH | 56 | 49 | 1.4 | $9M | +1.0% | #290 of 847 |
| 15Muskingum County, OH | 53 | 6 | 1.7 | $6.4M | +0.7% | #349 of 847 |
| 16Columbiana County, OH | 51 | 6 | 1.4 | $7.5M | −2.2% | #386 of 847 |
| 17Clark County, OH | 50 | 10 | 1.8 | $6.3M | −0.4% | #420 of 847 |
| 18Lake County, OH | 49 | 20 | 2.0 | $6.4M | −0.1% | #436 of 847 |
| 19Medina County, OH | 48 | 17 | 2.3 | $5.9M | +1.3% | #458 of 847 |
| 20Butler County, OH | 48 | 34 | 2.3 | $5.6M | +2.4% | #462 of 847 |
| 21Wayne County, OH | 46 | 9 | 2.0 | $5.9M | −0.1% | #496 of 847 |
| 22Cuyahoga County, OH | 44 | 88 | 1.6 | $7.5M | −2.3% | #522 of 847 |
| 23Scioto County, OH | 44 | 5 | 1.7 | $6M | −3.4% | #528 of 847 |
| 24Montgomery County, OH | 41 | 46 | 2.0 | $5.9M | +0.5% | #575 of 847 |
| 25Auglaize County, OH | 41 | 5 | 2.6 | $4.7M | −1.2% | #584 of 847 |
Show all 88 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Belmont County, OH | 40 | 5 | 1.8 | $5.9M | −2.8% | #595 of 847 |
| 27Stark County, OH | 39 | 32 | 2.1 | $5.7M | −0.2% | #613 of 847 |
| 28Franklin County, OH | 39 | 155 | 2.8 | $4.5M | +2.8% | #624 of 847 |
| 29Washington County, OH | 38 | 5 | 2.0 | $5.6M | −2.1% | #635 of 847 |
| 30Ashland County, OH | 37 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.7M | +0.1% | #649 of 847 |
| 31Ottawa County, OH | 37 | 5 | 2.7 | $4.6M | −2.0% | #650 of 847 |
| 32Marion County, OH | 37 | 6 | 2.4 | $4.5M | −0.4% | #651 of 847 |
| 33Mahoning County, OH | 35 | 18 | 1.8 | $6M | −1.4% | #673 of 847 |
| 34Lucas County, OH | 35 | 35 | 1.9 | $6M | −1.7% | #674 of 847 |
| 35Summit County, OH | 35 | 51 | 2.2 | $5.5M | −0.3% | #676 of 847 |
| 36Clinton County, OH | 34 | 6 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +0.6% | #701 of 847 |
| 37Licking County, OH | 33 | 19 | 2.8 | $4.7M | +3.8% | #705 of 847 |
| 38Guernsey County, OH | 33 | 5 | 3.1 | $3.5M | −0.1% | #713 of 847 |
| 39Sandusky County, OH | 32 | 5 | 2.0 | $5.5M | −0.4% | #719 of 847 |
| 40Richland County, OH | 32 | 12 | 2.4 | $4.6M | −0.1% | #724 of 847 |
| 41Jefferson County, OH | 31 | 6 | 2.2 | $4.8M | −2.4% | #738 of 847 |
| 42Erie County, OH | 30 | 8 | 2.5 | $4.8M | −2.9% | #747 of 847 |
| 43Champaign County, OH | 24 | 6 | 3.8 | $3.1M | +0.2% | #795 of 847 |
| 44Hancock County, OH | 21 | 9 | 2.8 | $4.2M | +0.1% | #814 of 847 |
| 45Huron County, OH | 18 | 6 | 2.6 | $4.5M | −0.4% | #827 of 847 |
| 46Williams County, OH | 7 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.4M | −1.4% | #847 of 847 |
| Ashtabula County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 0.8 | $14.2M | −0.8% | |
| Ross County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 1.0 | $11.1M | −0.8% | |
| Union County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 1.2 | $11.9M | +16.5% | |
| Knox County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 1.7 | $7.1M | +1.9% | |
| Athens County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 0.9 | $12.5M | +1.3% | |
| Pickaway County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 1.4 | $8.9M | +7.4% | |
| Lawrence County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 1.8 | $6.1M | −4.2% | |
| Seneca County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 1.3 | $8.4M | −1.0% | |
| Darke County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.7% | |
| Shelby County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $23M | −0.2% | |
| Logan County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 2.0 | $5.8M | +0.4% | |
| Madison County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $5.1M | +7.1% | |
| Holmes County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.7% | |
| Brown County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 2.3 | $5M | +1.6% | |
| Highland County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 1.2 | $9.4M | +1.1% | |
| Mercer County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 1.8 | $6.5M | +0.5% | |
| Fulton County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 1.8 | $6.9M | −1.9% | |
| Crawford County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Preble County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 1.2 | $9.5M | −0.8% | |
| Defiance County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.1% | |
| Coshocton County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 1.4 | $7.9M | +1.6% | |
| Perry County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.3% | |
| Morrow County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | $8.2M | +3.7% | |
| Putnam County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $16.6M | 0.0% | |
| Jackson County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $13.8M | +0.5% | |
| Hardin County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 2.6 | $4.4M | −2.1% | |
| Gallia County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $12.5M | −0.5% | |
| Fayette County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.5 | $3.3M | −1.4% | |
| Van Wert County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.5 | $3.3M | +0.3% | |
| Hocking County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 1.7 | $6.4M | −1.9% | |
| Henry County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.2% | |
| Adams County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.5% | |
| Pike County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0% | |
| Carroll County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 1.8 | $6.4M | −1.1% | |
| Meigs County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $4.5M | −2.6% | |
| Wyandot County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Paulding County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.4% | |
| Harrison County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.9% | |
| Noble County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.3% | |
| Morgan County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Monroe County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $6.3M | −2.7% | |
| Vinton County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many house cleaning businesses are in Ohio?
There are 909 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Ohio as of September 2026. 76 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 2,194 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 3.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Ohio spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $5.9B a year, or $1,218 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 909 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Ohio has 1.9 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.5M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Ohio would have about 926, against 909 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,217 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for house cleaning businesses?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Huntington-Ashland metro area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 15 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the New Philadelphia-Dover area scores highest, at 62 (upper middle). Among 46 scored counties in Ohio, Delaware County scores highest, at 89 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Ohio scores 46 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #28 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the house cleaning businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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