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House cleaning businesses in the Columbia, SC metro area
The house cleaning businesses in the Columbia, SC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #195 of 375 scored metro areas
#6 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 88
- 5 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 240
- +9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $485.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,429 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.5M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 879,918
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 88 house cleaning businesses in the Columbia metro area. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 18% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in the Columbia metro area spend about $485.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,429 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 88 house cleaning businesses, that is $5.5M per business, 14% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 240 businesses with payroll in the Columbia metro area classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,415 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $865K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Columbia metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Columbia metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, the Columbia metro area has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #195 of 375 scored metro areas and #6 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Columbia metro area 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 | Columbia metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.5M | $6.1M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,415 | 1,766 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.7% | +0.1% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,429 | $1,441 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $68,359 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 240+9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,990
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $74.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 885 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $865K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Columbia metro area, 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 the Columbia metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 879,918+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 339,601
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,703 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 229
- Median household income
- $68,359+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,243
- Median home value
- $232,400
- Jobs located here
- 410,492
- Daytime population
- 894,123Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Columbia metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spartanburg, SC | 81 | 22 | 1.5 | $8.9M | +14.3% | #9 of 375 |
| 2Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 75 | 69 | 1.8 | $8.1M | +9.0% | #30 of 375 |
| 3Florence, SC | 66 | 13 | 1.7 | $7.9M | +0.9% | #67 of 375 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 62 | 57 | 2.5 | $5.8M | +4.7% | #88 of 375 |
| 4Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 54 | 103 | 3.1 | $5.2M | +10.7% | #144 of 375 |
| 5Sumter, SC | 53 | 9 | 2.2 | $6M | −0.3% | #156 of 375 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 52 | 351 | 3.3 | $4.9M | +10.1% | #167 of 375 |
| 6Columbia, SC | 49 | 88 | 2.6 | $5.5M | +6.0% | #195 of 375 |
| 7Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 40 | 48 | 5.0 | $3.2M | +12.0% | #273 of 375 |
| 8Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 37 | 75 | 4.7 | $2.9M | +20.9% | #296 of 375 |
Other business types in the Columbia metro area
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 the Columbia, SC metro area?
The Columbia metro area has 88 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 240 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Columbia, SC metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $485.4M a year, or $1,429 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 88 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 339,601 households in the Columbia metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Columbia, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
The Columbia metro area has 2.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.5M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Columbia metro area would have about 76, against 88 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,415 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Columbia, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Columbia metro area at 879,918 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 339,601 households. Median household income in the Columbia metro area is $68,359, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. The Columbia metro area scores 49 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #195 of 375 scored metro areas.
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