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House cleaning businesses in Carter County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Carter County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,224 a household
Spending per listing
$10M
56% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,361
+1.7% since 2020

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What this means

Households in Carter County spend about $29.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,224 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $10M of household spending for each business on map listings, 56% above 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 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Carter County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Carter County in 2023. That is one for every 8,142 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Carter County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, Carter County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Carter County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Carter County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureCarter CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.22.02.2
Spending per listing$10M$7.2M$6.4M
Households per official establishment8,1422,1841,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,224$1,445$1,414
Median household income$50,135$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored76

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$261K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Carter 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 Carter County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,361+1.7% since 2020
Households
24,425
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
341 sq. mi.
People per square mile
166
Median household income
$50,135+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,526
Median home value
$168,200
Jobs located here
12,579
Daytime population
45,703Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Carter County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wilson County, TN8691.5$10.8M+17.8%#15 of 847
2Bradley County, TN8351.2$11.7M+6.1%#23 of 847
3Hamilton County, TN76221.4$10.6M+6.2%#61 of 847
4Blount County, TN76112.0$7.5M+6.0%#64 of 847
5Sumner County, TN76172.2$7.4M+9.2%#66 of 847
6Rutherford County, TN71292.2$6.9M+12.6%#97 of 847
7Jefferson County, TN7152.3$6M+9.3%#98 of 847
8Putnam County, TN6972.1$6.4M+8.1%#113 of 847
9McMinn County, TN6852.4$5.7M+7.6%#130 of 847
10Williamson County, TN67283.0$6.6M+9.0%#139 of 847
Carter County, TNNot scored31.2$10M+1.7%

Other business types in Carter County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Carter County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 house cleaning businesses in Carter County. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

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

About $29.9M a year, or $1,224 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $10M 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 24,425 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carter County, TN compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Carter County has 1.2 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $10M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Carter County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,142 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Carter County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Carter County at 57,361 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,425 households. The median household income in Carter County is $50,135 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Carter County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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