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House cleaning businesses in Schuylkill County, PA
The house cleaning businesses in Schuylkill County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #143 of 847 scored counties
#2 of 38 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $67.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,157 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13.4M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,085
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 house cleaning businesses in Schuylkill County. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 59% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Schuylkill County comes to about $67.1M a year: $1,157 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $13.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.1 times 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Schuylkill County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 3,411 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Schuylkill County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Schuylkill County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #143 of 847 scored counties and #2 of 38 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Schuylkill 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 | Schuylkill County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $13.4M | $6.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,411 | 1,992 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,157 | $1,286 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $68,313 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 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 Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,085+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 57,988
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 779 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 184
- Median household income
- $68,313+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,756
- Median home value
- $153,000
- Jobs located here
- 51,690
- Daytime population
- 129,785Residents 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 Schuylkill 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 |
Other business types in Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County, PA?
Schuylkill County has 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Schuylkill County, PA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $67.1M a year, or $1,157 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $13.4M 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 57,988 households in Schuylkill County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Schuylkill County, PA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Schuylkill County has 0.9 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $13.4M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Schuylkill County would have about 11, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,411 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is Schuylkill County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Schuylkill County at 145,085 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,988 households. Median household income in Schuylkill County is $68,313, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Schuylkill County scores 66 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #143 of 847 scored counties.
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