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House cleaning businesses in Bedford County, PA
The house cleaning businesses in Bedford County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #708 of 847 scored counties
#36 of 38 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,109 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,480
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Bedford County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #708 of 847 scored counties and #36 of 38 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,109 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Bedford County spend about $21.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 31% below 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 Bedford County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 14% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Bedford County in 2023. That is one for every 2,821 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bedford County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bedford County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Bedford County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $6.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,821 | 1,992 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,109 | $1,286 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $59,992 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $937K
- 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
- 3The 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 Bedford 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 Bedford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,480−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 19,750
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,012 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $59,992+18.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,365
- Median home value
- $179,000
- Jobs located here
- 16,104
- Daytime population
- 42,273Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Butler County, PA | 71 | 9 | 1.1 | $12.2M | +3.2% | #94 of 847 |
| 2Schuylkill County, PA | 66 | 5 | 0.9 | $13.4M | +1.5% | #143 of 847 |
| 3Northampton County, PA | 62 | 24 | 2.0 | $6.9M | +3.7% | #200 of 847 |
| 4Chester County, PA | 60 | 52 | 2.5 | $6.5M | +4.2% | #242 of 847 |
| 5Berks County, PA | 58 | 27 | 1.7 | $7.7M | +2.7% | #265 of 847 |
| 6Fayette County, PA | 57 | 6 | 1.1 | $10M | −4.3% | #277 of 847 |
| 7Beaver County, PA | 56 | 10 | 1.4 | $8.7M | −1.1% | #291 of 847 |
| 8Lackawanna County, PA | 55 | 14 | 1.6 | $7.4M | +0.5% | #313 of 847 |
| 9Washington County, PA | 55 | 16 | 1.8 | $7.1M | +0.7% | #316 of 847 |
| 10Lycoming County, PA | 54 | 6 | 1.3 | $8.9M | −1.3% | #320 of 847 |
| 36Bedford County, PA | 33 | 5 | 2.5 | $4.4M | −0.2% | #708 of 847 |
Other business types in Bedford 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 Bedford County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 house cleaning businesses in Bedford County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in Bedford County, PA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $21.9M a year, or $1,109 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 19,750 households in Bedford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bedford County, PA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Bedford County has 2.5 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.4M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Bedford County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,821 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is Bedford County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Bedford County at 47,480 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,750 households. The median household income in Bedford County is $59,992 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.8% 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. Bedford County scores 33 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #708 of 847 scored counties.
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