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House cleaning businesses in the Lebanon, PA metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #207 of 375 scored metro areas
#10 of 15 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania

Listings
13
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
19
−13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$70.9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,251 a household
Spending per listing
$5.5M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
146,380
+2.2% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Lebanon metro area comes to about $70.9M a year: $1,251 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.5M of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% 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 13 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Lebanon metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in the Lebanon metro area classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, down 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,985 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Lebanon metro area grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, the Lebanon metro area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #207 of 375 scored metro areas and #10 of 15 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.

How the Lebanon 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.

House cleaning in Lebanon, PA metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLebanon metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.31.92.2
Spending per listing$5.5M$6.9M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,9851,9921,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−13.6%+0.8%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,251$1,286$1,414
Median household income$78,425$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4851

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19−13.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
621
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
130 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
146,380+2.2% since 2020
Households
56,712
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
362 sq. mi.
People per square mile
398
Median household income
$78,425+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,885
Median home value
$242,000
Jobs located here
52,802
Daytime population
128,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Lebanon metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areas in Pennsylvania ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Reading, PA57271.7$7.7M+2.7%#115 of 375
2Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ56672.0$6.7M+3.0%#123 of 375
3Williamsport, PA5361.3$8.9M−1.3%#147 of 375
4Lancaster, PA53371.7$7.6M+1.9%#150 of 375
5Gettysburg, PA53102.4$5.3M+3.6%#159 of 375
6Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA52471.9$6.8M+4.2%#163 of 375
7Pittsburgh, PA501731.6$7.8M−1.3%#180 of 375
8Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD505642.3$6.2M+1.4%#182 of 375
9Chambersburg, PA50152.4$5.3M+3.0%#185 of 375
10Lebanon, PA48132.3$5.5M+2.2%#207 of 375

Other business types in the Lebanon 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 Lebanon, PA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 house cleaning businesses in the Lebanon metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 13.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Lebanon, PA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $70.9M a year, or $1,251 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 56,712 households in the Lebanon metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Lebanon metro area has 2.3 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.5M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Lebanon metro area would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,985 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lebanon, PA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lebanon metro area at 146,380 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,712 households. The median household income in the Lebanon metro area is $78,425 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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 Lebanon metro area scores 48 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #207 of 375 scored metro areas.

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