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House cleaning businesses in Florence County, SC

The house cleaning businesses in Florence County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #222 of 847 scored counties
#10 of 19 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$70.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,332 a household
Spending per listing
$7M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
138,504
+1.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 house cleaning businesses in Florence County. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Florence County comes to about $70.4M a year: $1,332 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 10% above 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.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Florence County in 2023. That is one for every 2,782 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Florence County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Florence County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #222 of 847 scored counties and #10 of 19 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Florence 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 Florence County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureFlorence CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.42.2
Spending per listing$7M$6.1M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,7821,7661,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.1%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,332$1,441$1,414
Median household income$58,305$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score6158

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19 → 19
Employees, 2023
234
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Florence 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 Florence County

Population, 2025 estimate
138,504+1.2% since 2020
Households
52,856
Median age
39.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
801 sq. mi.
People per square mile
171
Median household income
$58,305+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,478
Median home value
$177,900
Jobs located here
69,647
Daytime population
148,526Residents 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 Florence 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 Florence County

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

Questions

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

There are 10 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Florence County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

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

About $70.4M a year, or $1,332 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $7M 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 52,856 households in Florence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Florence County has 1.9 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Florence County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,782 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Florence County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Florence County at 138,504 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,856 households. Median household income in Florence County is $58,305, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Florence County scores 61 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #222 of 847 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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