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House cleaning businesses in Lexington County, SC
The house cleaning businesses in Lexington County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #428 of 847 scored counties
#14 of 19 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 38
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 79
- +6.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $180.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,479 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.7M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,588
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 house cleaning businesses in Lexington County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in Lexington County spend about $180.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,479 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 26% 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 79 businesses with payroll in Lexington County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,544 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $440K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Lexington County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lexington County grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Lexington County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #428 of 847 scored counties and #14 of 19 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Lexington 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 | Lexington County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.7M | $6.1M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,544 | 1,766 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.8% | +0.1% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,479 | $1,441 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $77,408 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 74 → 79+6.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 731
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 383 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $440K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Lexington 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 Lexington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,588+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 121,964
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 699 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 436
- Median household income
- $77,408+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,803
- Median home value
- $234,500
- Jobs located here
- 142,688
- Daytime population
- 310,908Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Lexington County marked.
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 |
| 14Lexington County, SC | 50 | 38 | 3.1 | $4.7M | +7.7% | #428 of 847 |
Other business types in Lexington 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 Lexington County, SC?
There are 38 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Lexington County as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Lexington County, SC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $180.3M a year, or $1,479 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.7M 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 121,964 households in Lexington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lexington County, SC compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Lexington County has 3.1 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.7M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Lexington County would have about 28, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,544 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Lexington County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Lexington County at 317,588 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,964 households. Median household income in Lexington County is $77,408, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Lexington County scores 50 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #428 of 847 scored counties.
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