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House cleaning businesses in Mercer County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Mercer County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.
- Listings
- 0
- None on the map
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $52M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,119 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 107,860
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Mercer County comes to about $52M a year: $1,119 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show no house cleaning businesses in Mercer County. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Mercer County would have about 8, against none on map listings.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Mercer County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 2,737 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Mercer County declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no house cleaning businesses on map listings, Mercer County isn’t given a market score for them.
How Mercer 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 | Mercer County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $6.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,737 | 1,992 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,119 | $1,286 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $59,976 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 126
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 0
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,860−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 46,524
- Median age
- 45.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 673 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $59,976+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,358
- Median home value
- $164,000
- Jobs located here
- 42,473
- Daytime population
- 106,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Mercer County?
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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 |
| Mercer County, PA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.4% |
Other business types in Mercer 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 Mercer County, PA?
There are no house cleaning businesses on map listings in Mercer County as of September 2026. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in Mercer County, PA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $52M a year, or $1,119 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 46,524 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, PA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Mercer County has no house cleaning businesses on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Mercer County would have about 8, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,737 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is Mercer County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 107,860 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 46,524 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $59,976 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.3% 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. Mercer County has no market score for house cleaning businesses, having none on map listings.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Mercer County. It maps the house cleaning businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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