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House cleaning businesses in Beaufort County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Beaufort County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #657 of 847 scored counties
#18 of 19 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 46
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 97
- −4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $134.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,632 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 204,433
- +8.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Beaufort County is 37 (lower middle), #657 of 847 scored counties and #18 of 19 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Beaufort County spend about $134.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,632 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per business, 54% 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 46 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Beaufort County as of September 2026. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Beaufort County was 97 in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 849 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $415K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Beaufort County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Beaufort County grew 8.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Beaufort County compares
The same measures for South Carolina 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 | Beaufort County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $6.1M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 849 | 1,766 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.0% | +0.1% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,632 | $1,441 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $86,573 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 101 → 97−4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 566
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 466 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $415K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Beaufort 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 Beaufort County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 204,433+8.9% since 2020
- Households
- 82,333
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 576 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 339
- Median household income
- $86,573+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,275
- Median home value
- $455,600
- Jobs located here
- 68,323
- Daytime population
- 193,509Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aiken County, SC | 85 | 9 | 1.3 | $11.2M | +7.3% | #18 of 847 |
| 2Oconee County, SC | 83 | 5 | 1.4 | $9.6M | +6.3% | #27 of 847 |
| 3Lancaster County, SC | 83 | 8 | 2.0 | $7.7M | +18.3% | #30 of 847 |
| 4York County, SC | 81 | 21 | 1.8 | $8.8M | +8.1% | #33 of 847 |
| 5Spartanburg County, SC | 79 | 20 | 1.5 | $9.2M | +15.6% | #42 of 847 |
| 6Anderson County, SC | 71 | 16 | 1.9 | $7.3M | +7.7% | #95 of 847 |
| 7Berkeley County, SC | 69 | 22 | 2.3 | $6.5M | +18.7% | #112 of 847 |
| 8Greenville County, SC | 68 | 46 | 2.1 | $7.3M | +10.6% | #124 of 847 |
| 9Georgetown County, SC | 62 | 6 | 2.2 | $6.6M | +3.8% | #201 of 847 |
| 10Florence County, SC | 61 | 10 | 1.9 | $7M | +1.2% | #222 of 847 |
| 18Beaufort County, SC | 37 | 46 | 5.6 | $2.9M | +8.9% | #657 of 847 |
Other business types in Beaufort 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 Beaufort County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 house cleaning businesses in Beaufort County. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 97 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Beaufort County, SC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $134.4M a year, or $1,632 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 82,333 households in Beaufort County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Beaufort County, SC compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Beaufort County has 5.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $2.9M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Beaufort County would have about 21, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 849 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Beaufort County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Beaufort County at 204,433 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,333 households. The median household income in Beaufort County is $86,573 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% 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. Beaufort County scores 37 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #657 of 847 scored counties.
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