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House cleaning businesses in Richland County, SC
How Richland County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #532 of 847 scored counties
#17 of 19 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 44
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 145
- +15.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $238.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,418 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.4M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 434,956
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,418 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Richland County spend about $238.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 44 house cleaning businesses, that is $5.4M per business, 15% 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 44 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Richland County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 145 businesses with payroll in Richland County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 15.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,158 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $275K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Richland County.
Population estimates put the population change in Richland County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Richland County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #532 of 847 scored counties and #17 of 19 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Richland 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 | Richland County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.4M | $6.1M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,158 | 1,766 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.1% | +0.1% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,418 | $1,441 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $63,784 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 126 → 145+15.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,086
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $53.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 442 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $275K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Richland 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 Richland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 434,956+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 167,961
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 757 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 557
- Median household income
- $63,784+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,966
- Median home value
- $242,800
- Jobs located here
- 234,516
- Daytime population
- 484,051Residents 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 Richland 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 |
| 17Richland County, SC | 44 | 44 | 2.6 | $5.4M | +4.6% | #532 of 847 |
Other business types in Richland 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 Richland County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 house cleaning businesses in Richland County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 145 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 15.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Richland County, SC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $238.1M a year, or $1,418 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 167,961 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richland County, SC compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Richland County has 2.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.4M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Richland County would have about 37, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,158 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Richland County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Richland County at 434,956 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 167,961 households. The median household income in Richland County is $63,784 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. Richland County scores 44 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #532 of 847 scored counties.
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