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House cleaning businesses in Berkeley County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Berkeley County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #112 of 847 scored counties
#7 of 19 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
22
3 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
52
+2.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$142.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,520 a household
Spending per listing
$6.5M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
274,666
+18.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Berkeley County comes to about $142.5M a year: $1,520 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 22 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.5M per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.

Berkeley County has 22 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Berkeley County was 52 in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,802 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Berkeley County.

Population estimates show Berkeley County grew 18.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Berkeley County is 69 (upper middle), #112 of 847 scored counties and #7 of 19 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Berkeley 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.

House cleaning in Berkeley County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureBerkeley CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.32.42.2
Spending per listing$6.5M$6.1M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,8021,7661,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.0%+0.1%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+18.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,520$1,441$1,414
Median household income$84,358$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score6958

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
51 → 52+2.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
499
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
223 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Berkeley 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 Berkeley County

Population, 2025 estimate
274,666+18.7% since 2020
Households
93,711
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,104 sq. mi.
People per square mile
224
Median household income
$84,358+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,881
Median home value
$310,300
Jobs located here
71,652
Daytime population
211,719Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Berkeley County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Aiken County, SC8591.3$11.2M+7.3%#18 of 847
2Oconee County, SC8351.4$9.6M+6.3%#27 of 847
3Lancaster County, SC8382.0$7.7M+18.3%#30 of 847
4York County, SC81211.8$8.8M+8.1%#33 of 847
5Spartanburg County, SC79201.5$9.2M+15.6%#42 of 847
6Anderson County, SC71161.9$7.3M+7.7%#95 of 847
7Berkeley County, SC69222.3$6.5M+18.7%#112 of 847
8Greenville County, SC68462.1$7.3M+10.6%#124 of 847
9Georgetown County, SC6262.2$6.6M+3.8%#201 of 847
10Florence County, SC61101.9$7M+1.2%#222 of 847

Other business types in Berkeley County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Berkeley County, SC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 house cleaning businesses in Berkeley County. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Berkeley County, SC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $142.5M a year, or $1,520 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 93,711 households in Berkeley County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Berkeley County, SC compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Berkeley County has 2.3 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.5M, in line with 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 1,802 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Berkeley County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Berkeley County at 274,666 people in 2025, up 18.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 93,711 households. The median household income in Berkeley County is $84,358 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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. Berkeley County scores 69 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #112 of 847 scored counties.

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