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House cleaning businesses in the Lima, OH metro area

The house cleaning businesses in the Lima, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #112 of 375 scored metro areas
#2 of 12 scored metro areas based 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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Survey 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 5 house cleaning businesses in the Lima metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

At $1,133 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Lima metro area spend about $46.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 5 house cleaning businesses, that is $9.4M per business, 46% 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.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Lima metro area in 2023, 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 show the Lima metro area declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Lima metro area scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #112 of 375 scored metro areas and #2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio.

How the Lima metro area 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 Lima, OH metro area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureLima metro areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.92.2
Spending per listing$9.4M$6.5M$6.4M
Households per official establishment3,1772,2171,735
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 score5746

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
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 the Lima 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 Lima metro area

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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House cleaning across Ohio

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lima metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Ohio

Metro areas in Ohio ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH67151.0$13.2M−2.6%#59 of 375
1Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN651551.7$7.9M+2.7%#74 of 375
2Lima, OH5751.2$9.4M−1.2%#112 of 375
Wheeling, WV-OH5681.4$8.8M−3.6%#119 of 375
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH5181.6$7.4M−3.6%#171 of 375
3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH48611.8$6.8M+1.5%#203 of 375
4Columbus, OH482152.5$5.3M+4.7%#208 of 375
5Cleveland, OH471551.7$7.4M−0.8%#212 of 375
6Springfield, OH47101.8$6.3M−0.4%#216 of 375
7Youngstown-Warren, OH44291.6$7M−1.4%#241 of 375

Other business types in the Lima 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 Lima, OH metro area?

There are 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Lima metro area as of September 2026. 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 the Lima, OH metro area 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. 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 41,295 households in the Lima metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Lima metro area 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 national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Lima metro area 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 the Lima, OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lima metro area at 100,881 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,295 households. Median household income in the Lima metro area is $64,038, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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 Lima metro area scores 57 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #112 of 375 scored metro areas.

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