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House cleaning businesses in Multnomah County, OR
How Multnomah County, OR 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #571 of 847 scored counties
#6 of 13 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 76
- 3 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 257
- +1.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $493.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,411 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 795,391
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Multnomah County comes to about $493.6M a year: $1,411 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 76 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.5M per business, 2% 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.
Multnomah County has 76 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 257 businesses with payroll in Multnomah County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,361 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $270K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Multnomah County.
Population estimates put the population change in Multnomah County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Multnomah County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #571 of 847 scored counties and #6 of 13 scored counties in Oregon.
How Multnomah County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Multnomah County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.5M | $5.5M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,361 | 1,250 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.6% | +5.6% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,411 | $1,347 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $88,766 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 253 → 257+1.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,243
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $106M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 763 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $270K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 795,391−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 349,803
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,860
- Median household income
- $88,766+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,099
- Median home value
- $552,700
- Jobs located here
- 522,256
- Daytime population
- 927,649Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Linn County, OR | 52 | 7 | 1.4 | $8.8M | +3.0% | #361 of 847 |
| 2Douglas County, OR | 51 | 8 | 1.7 | $6.9M | +0.6% | #388 of 847 |
| 3Benton County, OR | 46 | 11 | 2.9 | $4.6M | +4.4% | #505 of 847 |
| 4Clackamas County, OR | 44 | 44 | 2.7 | $5.6M | +0.9% | #531 of 847 |
| 5Washington County, OR | 43 | 61 | 2.6 | $5.9M | +1.8% | #543 of 847 |
| 6Multnomah County, OR | 41 | 76 | 2.2 | $6.5M | −2.6% | #571 of 847 |
| 7Klamath County, OR | 41 | 6 | 2.1 | $5.4M | +0.9% | #579 of 847 |
| 8Yamhill County, OR | 39 | 9 | 2.3 | $5.9M | +2.2% | #612 of 847 |
| 9Josephine County, OR | 33 | 11 | 3.0 | $4M | −0.4% | #710 of 847 |
| 10Lane County, OR | 31 | 34 | 2.1 | $5.8M | −0.7% | #734 of 847 |
Other business types in Multnomah 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 Multnomah County, OR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 76 house cleaning businesses in Multnomah County. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 257 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Multnomah County, OR spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $493.6M a year, or $1,411 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 349,803 households in Multnomah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Multnomah County, OR compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Multnomah County has 2.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.5M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Multnomah County would have about 77, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,361 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Multnomah County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Multnomah County at 795,391 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 349,803 households. The median household income in Multnomah County is $88,766 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Multnomah County scores 41 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #571 of 847 scored counties.
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