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House cleaning businesses in Cameron County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #60 of 847 scored counties
#16 of 48 scored counties in Texas

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
28
+33.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$174.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,261 a household
Spending per listing
$17.5M
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
68% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
433,946
+3.0% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Cameron County is 76 (high), #60 of 847 scored counties and #16 of 48 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for house cleaning businesses.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Cameron County comes to about $174.5M a year: $1,261 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 house cleaning businesses, that is $17.5M per business, 2.7 times 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 10 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Cameron County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.7, 68% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Cameron County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 4,944 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $571K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Cameron County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cameron County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Cameron County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Cameron County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureCameron CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.72.12.2
Spending per listing$17.5M$7.3M$6.4M
Households per official establishment4,9442,5791,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+33.3%+6.0%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,261$1,545$1,414
Median household income$52,601$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7687

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 28+33.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
184
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$571K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
433,946+3.0% since 2020
Households
138,433
Median age
33.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
892 sq. mi.
People per square mile
478
Median household income
$52,601+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,931
Median home value
$136,500
Jobs located here
146,355
Daytime population
405,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Texas

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

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Guadalupe County, TX9391.4$11.7M+15.8%#2 of 847
2Parker County, TX92101.8$9.8M+23.5%#4 of 847
3Ellis County, TX92142.0$8.5M+24.0%#5 of 847
4Comal County, TX91101.4$12.4M+27.9%#7 of 847
5Johnson County, TX91101.5$10.2M+20.5%#8 of 847
6Rockwall County, TX8581.9$9.9M+28.9%#19 of 847
7Denton County, TX83762.1$8.7M+16.9%#28 of 847
8Hays County, TX83191.9$8.6M+24.8%#29 of 847
9Bastrop County, TX8282.2$7.2M+21.3%#31 of 847
10Hidalgo County, TX81230.9$15M+5.6%#32 of 847
16Cameron County, TX76100.7$17.5M+3.0%#60 of 847

Other business types in Cameron County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Cameron County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 house cleaning businesses in Cameron County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019.

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

About $174.5M a year, or $1,261 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $17.5M 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 138,433 households in Cameron County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cameron County, TX compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Cameron County has 0.7 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $17.5M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Cameron County would have about 27, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,944 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Cameron County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Cameron County at 433,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 138,433 households. The median household income in Cameron County is $52,601 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.7% 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. Cameron County scores 76 for house cleaning businesses (high), #60 of 847 scored counties.

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