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House cleaning businesses in Davidson County, TN

How Davidson County, TN 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #427 of 847 scored counties
#18 of 23 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
102
14 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
205
−6.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$503.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,549 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
41% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
745,904
+4.2% 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

Households in Davidson County spend about $503.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,549 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.9M per business, 23% 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 102 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Davidson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Davidson County was 205 in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,585 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $7.9M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Davidson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Davidson County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Davidson County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #427 of 847 scored counties and #18 of 23 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Davidson 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 Davidson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureDavidson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.12.02.2
Spending per listing$4.9M$7.2M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,5852,1841,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−6.0%+3.0%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,549$1,445$1,414
Median household income$77,853$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5076

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
218 → 205−6.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,962
Annual payroll, 2023
$96M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10214 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
20
Amount
$7.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Davidson 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 Davidson County

Population, 2025 estimate
745,904+4.2% since 2020
Households
324,907
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,421
Median household income
$77,853+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,747
Median home value
$417,400
Jobs located here
594,502
Daytime population
954,372Residents 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 Davidson 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
18Davidson County, TN501023.1$4.9M+4.2%#427 of 847

Other business types in Davidson County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 102 house cleaning businesses in Davidson County. 14 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 205 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019.

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

About $503.3M a year, or $1,549 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 324,907 households in Davidson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Davidson County has 3.1 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Davidson County would have about 79, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,585 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Davidson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Davidson County at 745,904 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,907 households. The median household income in Davidson County is $77,853 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. Davidson County scores 50 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #427 of 847 scored counties.

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