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House cleaning businesses in Northampton County, PA

How Northampton 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #200 of 847 scored counties
#3 of 38 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
24
4 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
57
+5.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$165.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,348 a household
Spending per listing
$6.9M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.0
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
324,411
+3.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 house cleaning businesses in Northampton County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Northampton County comes to about $165.3M a year: $1,348 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.9M of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Northampton County was 57 in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,151 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Northampton County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Northampton County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Northampton County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #200 of 847 scored counties and #3 of 38 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Northampton 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.

House cleaning in Northampton County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureNorthampton CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.01.92.2
Spending per listing$6.9M$6.9M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,1511,9921,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.6%+0.8%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,348$1,286$1,414
Median household income$89,184$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score6251

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
54 → 57+5.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
663
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
244 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$300K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Northampton 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 Northampton County

Population, 2025 estimate
324,411+3.7% since 2020
Households
122,624
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
370 sq. mi.
People per square mile
862
Median household income
$89,184+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,853
Median home value
$308,600
Jobs located here
123,291
Daytime population
291,374Residents 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 counties in Pennsylvania for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Northampton County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Butler County, PA7191.1$12.2M+3.2%#94 of 847
2Schuylkill County, PA6650.9$13.4M+1.5%#143 of 847
3Northampton County, PA62242.0$6.9M+3.7%#200 of 847
4Chester County, PA60522.5$6.5M+4.2%#242 of 847
5Berks County, PA58271.7$7.7M+2.7%#265 of 847
6Fayette County, PA5761.1$10M−4.3%#277 of 847
7Beaver County, PA56101.4$8.7M−1.1%#291 of 847
8Lackawanna County, PA55141.6$7.4M+0.5%#313 of 847
9Washington County, PA55161.8$7.1M+0.7%#316 of 847
10Lycoming County, PA5461.3$8.9M−1.3%#320 of 847

Other business types in Northampton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Northampton County, PA?

Northampton County has 24 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019.

How much do households in Northampton County, PA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $165.3M a year, or $1,348 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 122,624 households in Northampton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Northampton County, PA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Northampton County has 2.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.9M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Northampton County would have about 26, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,151 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Northampton County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Northampton County at 324,411 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,624 households. Median household income in Northampton County is $89,184, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Northampton County scores 62 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #200 of 847 scored counties.

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