Market rankings · Rhode Island
House cleaning businesses in Rhode Island
Markets across Rhode Island ranked by the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 75
- 5 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 302
- +2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $592.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 23% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $7.9M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #16 of 51
- Market score 55 · Upper middle
A site report maps the house cleaning businesses on map listings around any address in Rhode Island by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 75 house cleaning businesses in Rhode Island. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 7%, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Rhode Island comes to about $592.4M a year: $1,342 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.9M of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% 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 Rhode Island was 302 in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,462 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $6.5M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Rhode Island.
Among the 50 states and DC, Rhode Island ranks #16 for house cleaning businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island, the Providence-Warwick metro area, scores 47. Among 4 scored counties, Washington County scores highest (68).
Every market in Rhode Island for house cleaning businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Rhode Island, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 47 | 136 | 2.0 | $6.7M | +2.1% | #214 of 375 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, RI | 68 | 6 | 1.1 | $13M | 0.0% | #116 of 847 |
| 2Providence County, RI | 51 | 40 | 1.5 | $8.2M | +2.8% | #382 of 847 |
| 3Kent County, RI | 51 | 16 | 2.2 | $6.3M | +1.8% | #392 of 847 |
| 4Newport County, RI | 39 | 12 | 3.3 | $4.5M | −2.9% | #625 of 847 |
| Bristol County, RI | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $31M | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many house cleaning businesses are in Rhode Island?
There are 75 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Rhode Island as of September 2026. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 302 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Rhode Island spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $592.4M a year, or $1,342 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $7.9M 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 441,570 households in Rhode Island and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rhode Island compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Rhode Island has 1.7 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7.9M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Rhode Island would have about 93, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,462 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
Which market in Rhode Island has the highest market score for house cleaning businesses?
The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island is the Providence-Warwick metro area, at 47 (lower middle). Among 4 scored counties in Rhode Island, Washington County scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Rhode Island scores 55 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #16 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Rhode Island. 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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