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House cleaning businesses in Delaware County, PA
How Delaware County, PA 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #561 of 847 scored counties
#27 of 38 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 58
- 5 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 128
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $304.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,402 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 580,937
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Delaware County spend about $304.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,402 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 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 58 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 9%, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Official counts show 128 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Delaware County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,695 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Delaware County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Delaware County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Delaware County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #561 of 847 scored counties and #27 of 38 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Delaware 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 | Delaware County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $6.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,695 | 1,992 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +0.8% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,402 | $1,286 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $89,546 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 128 → 1280.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,178
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $148.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 585 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 580,937+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 216,946
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 184 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,151
- Median household income
- $89,546+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,494
- Median home value
- $332,200
- Jobs located here
- 228,791
- Daytime population
- 526,642Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Delaware County marked.
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 |
| 27Delaware County, PA | 42 | 58 | 2.7 | $5.2M | +0.8% | #561 of 847 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 Delaware County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 58 house cleaning businesses in Delaware County. 5 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 128 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Delaware County, PA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $304.1M a year, or $1,402 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 216,946 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, PA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Delaware County has 2.7 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.2M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Delaware County would have about 48, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,695 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 580,937 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 216,946 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $89,546 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Delaware County scores 42 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #561 of 847 scored counties.
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