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House cleaning businesses in Kent County, RI
How Kent County, RI 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #392 of 847 scored counties
#3 of 4 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +7.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $100.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,382 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.3M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,495
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Kent County comes to about $100.7M a year: $1,382 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.3M per business, 2% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.
There are 16 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Kent County was 41 in 2023, up 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,777 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Kent County.
Population estimates show Kent County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Kent County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #392 of 847 scored counties and #3 of 4 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Kent County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Kent County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.3M | $7.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,777 | 1,462 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.9% | +2.7% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,382 | $1,342 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $94,345 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 41+7.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 465
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,495+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 72,839
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 169 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,017
- Median household income
- $94,345+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,389
- Median home value
- $366,100
- Jobs located here
- 79,114
- Daytime population
- 158,826Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Kent County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| 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 |
Other business types in Kent 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 Kent County, RI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 house cleaning businesses in Kent County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 7.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Kent County, RI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $100.7M a year, or $1,382 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.3M per business. 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 72,839 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, RI compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Kent County has 2.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.3M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,777 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 173,495 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,839 households. The median household income in Kent County is $94,345 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Kent County scores 51 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #392 of 847 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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