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House cleaning businesses in Fairfield County, OH

The house cleaning businesses in Fairfield County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #223 of 847 scored counties
#7 of 46 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
31
+47.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$80.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,333 a household
Spending per listing
$6.7M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,752
+6.5% 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

At $1,333 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Fairfield County spend about $80.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $6.7M per business, 5% 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.

Fairfield County has 12 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Fairfield County was 31 in 2023, up 47.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,947 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $576K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Fairfield County.

Population estimates show Fairfield County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Fairfield County is 61 (upper middle), #223 of 847 scored counties and #7 of 46 scored counties in Ohio.

How Fairfield 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.

House cleaning in Fairfield County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureFairfield CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.92.2
Spending per listing$6.7M$6.5M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,9472,2171,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+47.6%+3.3%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,333$1,218$1,414
Median household income$90,966$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score6146

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 31+47.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
367
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$576K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Fairfield 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 Fairfield County

Population, 2025 estimate
169,752+6.5% since 2020
Households
60,357
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
324
Median household income
$90,966+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,298
Median home value
$298,800
Jobs located here
45,097
Daytime population
132,629Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Fairfield County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Delaware County, OH89151.8$9.1M+12.5%#10 of 847
2Warren County, OH77141.5$9.9M+5.7%#55 of 847
3Greene County, OH7281.2$11.4M+3.7%#86 of 847
4Geauga County, OH7051.4$10.7M+0.3%#100 of 847
5Portage County, OH6350.8$16M+1.0%#178 of 847
6Miami County, OH6171.6$7.9M+3.4%#215 of 847
7Fairfield County, OH61122.0$6.7M+6.5%#223 of 847
8Lorain County, OH59221.7$7.2M+3.1%#248 of 847
9Clermont County, OH59182.1$6.2M+3.9%#254 of 847
10Tuscarawas County, OH5851.3$8.6M−0.9%#261 of 847

Other business types in Fairfield County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Fairfield County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 house cleaning businesses in Fairfield County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 47.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Fairfield County, OH spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $80.4M a year, or $1,333 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.7M 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 60,357 households in Fairfield County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fairfield County, OH compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Fairfield County has 2.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.7M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Fairfield County would have about 13, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,947 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 47.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Fairfield County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Fairfield County at 169,752 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 60,357 households. The median household income in Fairfield County is $90,966 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. Fairfield County scores 61 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #223 of 847 scored counties.

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