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House cleaning businesses in Lake County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #436 of 847 scored counties
#18 of 46 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
20
3 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
45
−8.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$128M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,265 a household
Spending per listing
$6.4M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
232,217
−0.1% 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

Households in Lake County spend about $128M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,265 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.4M per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.

Lake County has 20 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Lake County in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,248 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $165K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Lake County.

Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lake County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #436 of 847 scored counties and #18 of 46 scored counties in Ohio.

How Lake 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 Lake County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.92.2
Spending per listing$6.4M$6.5M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,2482,2171,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.2%+3.3%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,265$1,218$1,414
Median household income$80,925$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4946

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
49 → 45−8.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
325
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
203 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$165K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
232,217−0.1% since 2020
Households
101,144
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,012
Median household income
$80,925+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,598
Median home value
$214,100
Jobs located here
94,546
Daytime population
209,868Residents 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 Lake 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
18Lake County, OH49202.0$6.4M−0.1%#436 of 847

Other business types in Lake County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 house cleaning businesses in Lake County. 3 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 8.2% from 2019.

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

About $128M a year, or $1,265 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.4M 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 101,144 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lake County has 2.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.4M, in line with the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,248 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Lake County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 232,217 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 101,144 households. The median household income in Lake County is $80,925 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Lake County scores 49 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #436 of 847 scored counties.

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