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House cleaning businesses in Allen County, OH
How Allen County, OH 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #279 of 847 scored counties
#11 of 46 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- −35.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,133 a household
- Spending per listing
- $9.4M
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 100,881
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Allen County spend about $46.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,133 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $9.4M per business, 46% 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.
There are 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Allen County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 1.2 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Allen County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, down 35.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,177 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Allen County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Allen County is 57 (upper middle), #279 of 847 scored counties and #11 of 46 scored counties in Ohio.
How Allen County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Allen County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $9.4M | $6.5M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,177 | 2,217 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −35.0% | +3.3% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,133 | $1,218 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $64,038 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 13−35.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 328
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Allen 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 Allen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 100,881−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 41,295
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $64,038+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,511
- Median home value
- $165,300
- Jobs located here
- 49,401
- Daytime population
- 105,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Ohio
| 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 |
Other business types in Allen 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 Allen County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 house cleaning businesses in Allen County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 35.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Allen County, OH spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $46.8M a year, or $1,133 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $9.4M 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 41,295 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allen County, OH compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Allen County has 1.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $9.4M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Allen County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,177 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 35.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Allen County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Allen County at 100,881 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,295 households. The median household income in Allen County is $64,038 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% 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. Allen County scores 57 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #279 of 847 scored counties.
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