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House cleaning businesses in Luzerne County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Luzerne County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #558 of 847 scored counties
#26 of 38 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 27
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $156.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,162 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 332,126
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 house cleaning businesses in Luzerne County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 11%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in Luzerne County spend about $156.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,162 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.8M of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which house cleaning businesses share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Luzerne County in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,902 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $65K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Luzerne County.
Population estimates put the population change in Luzerne County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Luzerne County is 42 (lower middle), #558 of 847 scored counties and #26 of 38 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Luzerne 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 | Luzerne County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $6.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,902 | 1,992 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +0.8% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,162 | $1,286 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $63,691 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 68 → 71+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 705
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 273 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $65K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Luzerne 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 Luzerne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 332,126+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 135,055
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 890 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 368
- Median household income
- $63,691+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,455
- Median home value
- $174,100
- Jobs located here
- 146,183
- Daytime population
- 329,640Residents 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 |
| 26Luzerne County, PA | 42 | 27 | 2.0 | $5.8M | +2.1% | #558 of 847 |
Other business types in Luzerne County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many house cleaning businesses are in Luzerne County, PA?
There are 27 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Luzerne County as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Luzerne County, PA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $156.9M a year, or $1,162 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.8M per business. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 135,055 households in Luzerne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Luzerne County, PA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Luzerne County has 2.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Luzerne County would have about 25, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,902 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Luzerne County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Luzerne County at 332,126 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 135,055 households. Median household income in Luzerne County is $63,691, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. Luzerne County scores 42 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #558 of 847 scored counties.
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