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House cleaning businesses in the Chambersburg, PA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in the Chambersburg, PA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #185 of 375 scored metro areas
#9 of 15 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −4.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $79M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,245 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,652
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,245 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Chambersburg metro area spend about $79M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 15 house cleaning businesses, that is $5.3M per business, 18% 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 15 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Chambersburg metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Chambersburg metro area was 21 in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 3,024 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Chambersburg metro area grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Chambersburg metro area scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #185 of 375 scored metro areas and #9 of 15 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.
How the Chambersburg metro area 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 | Chambersburg metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $6.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,024 | 1,992 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.5% | +0.8% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,245 | $1,286 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $77,003 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21−4.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 335
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Chambersburg 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 Chambersburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,652+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 63,510
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 772 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 204
- Median household income
- $77,003+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,696
- Median home value
- $249,800
- Jobs located here
- 56,990
- Daytime population
- 143,710Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Chambersburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Reading, PA | 57 | 27 | 1.7 | $7.7M | +2.7% | #115 of 375 |
| 2Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 56 | 67 | 2.0 | $6.7M | +3.0% | #123 of 375 |
| 3Williamsport, PA | 53 | 6 | 1.3 | $8.9M | −1.3% | #147 of 375 |
| 4Lancaster, PA | 53 | 37 | 1.7 | $7.6M | +1.9% | #150 of 375 |
| 5Gettysburg, PA | 53 | 10 | 2.4 | $5.3M | +3.6% | #159 of 375 |
| 6Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 52 | 47 | 1.9 | $6.8M | +4.2% | #163 of 375 |
| 7Pittsburgh, PA | 50 | 173 | 1.6 | $7.8M | −1.3% | #180 of 375 |
| 8Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 50 | 564 | 2.3 | $6.2M | +1.4% | #182 of 375 |
| 9Chambersburg, PA | 50 | 15 | 2.4 | $5.3M | +3.0% | #185 of 375 |
| 10Lebanon, PA | 48 | 13 | 2.3 | $5.5M | +2.2% | #207 of 375 |
Other business types in the Chambersburg metro area
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 the Chambersburg, PA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 house cleaning businesses in the Chambersburg metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Chambersburg, PA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $79M a year, or $1,245 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 63,510 households in the Chambersburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Chambersburg, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
The Chambersburg metro area has 2.4 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.3M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Chambersburg metro area would have about 12, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,024 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Chambersburg, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Chambersburg metro area at 160,652 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,510 households. The median household income in the Chambersburg metro area is $77,003 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. The Chambersburg metro area scores 50 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #185 of 375 scored metro areas.
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