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House cleaning businesses in Union County, SC

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$13.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,175 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
26,799
−1.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 house cleaning businesses in Union County. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Union County comes to about $13.6M a year: $1,175 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.8M per business. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which house cleaning businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Union County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Union County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings, Union County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Union 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 Union County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureUnion CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.72.42.2
Spending per listing$6.8M$6.1M$6.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7661,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.1%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,175$1,441$1,414
Median household income$41,621$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Union 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 Union County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,799−1.4% since 2020
Households
11,611
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
514 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$41,621+1.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,230
Median home value
$103,600
Jobs located here
7,601
Daytime population
22,110Residents 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 Union 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
Union County, SCNot scored21.7$6.8M−1.4%

Other business types in Union County

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

Questions

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

Union County has 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. No official count is published for janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Union County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $13.6M a year, or $1,175 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 11,611 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Union County has 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending.

How fast is Union County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Union County at 26,799 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,611 households. Median household income in Union County is $41,621, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 1.1%, 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. Union County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Union County. It maps the house cleaning businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for house cleaning businesses · All 56 business types in Union County

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