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House cleaning businesses in Washington County, RI
How Washington 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #116 of 847 scored counties
#1 of 4 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $78.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,487 a household
- Spending per listing
- $13M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,795
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Washington County spend about $78.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,487 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $13M per business, twice the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.
Washington County has 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,021 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washington County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #116 of 847 scored counties and #1 of 4 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $13M | $7.9M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,021 | 1,462 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +2.7% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,487 | $1,342 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $106,638 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 260.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 88
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,7950.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,549
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 396
- Median household income
- $106,638+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,741
- Median home value
- $510,800
- Jobs located here
- 55,609
- Daytime population
- 127,343Residents 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 Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington County, RI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 house cleaning businesses in Washington County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Washington County, RI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $78.2M a year, or $1,487 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $13M 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 52,549 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, RI compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Washington County has 1.1 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $13M, twice the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 12, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,021 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 129,795 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 52,549 households. The median household income in Washington County is $106,638 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Washington County scores 68 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #116 of 847 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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