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House cleaning businesses in Harris County, TX
The house cleaning businesses in Harris County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #132 of 847 scored counties
#33 of 48 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 487
- 28 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 634
- −2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.7B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,534 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.5M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,045,026
- +6.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,534 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Harris County spend about $2.7B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 487 house cleaning businesses, that is $5.5M per business, 13% 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 487 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Harris County as of September 2026. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 6%, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Official counts show 634 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Harris County in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,772 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Harris County.
Population estimates show Harris County grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Harris County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #132 of 847 scored counties and #33 of 48 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Harris 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.
| Measure | Harris County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.5M | $7.3M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,772 | 2,579 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.0% | +6.0% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,534 | $1,545 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $74,983 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 647 → 634−2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 22,798
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $632.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 48728 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 422The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 21
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Harris 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 Harris County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,045,026+6.6% since 2020
- Households
- 1,757,164
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,834
- Median household income
- $74,983+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,440
- Median home value
- $276,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,547,424
- Daytime population
- 5,303,910Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Harris County?
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Guadalupe County, TX | 93 | 9 | 1.4 | $11.7M | +15.8% | #2 of 847 |
| 2Parker County, TX | 92 | 10 | 1.8 | $9.8M | +23.5% | #4 of 847 |
| 3Ellis County, TX | 92 | 14 | 2.0 | $8.5M | +24.0% | #5 of 847 |
| 4Comal County, TX | 91 | 10 | 1.4 | $12.4M | +27.9% | #7 of 847 |
| 5Johnson County, TX | 91 | 10 | 1.5 | $10.2M | +20.5% | #8 of 847 |
| 6Rockwall County, TX | 85 | 8 | 1.9 | $9.9M | +28.9% | #19 of 847 |
| 7Denton County, TX | 83 | 76 | 2.1 | $8.7M | +16.9% | #28 of 847 |
| 8Hays County, TX | 83 | 19 | 1.9 | $8.6M | +24.8% | #29 of 847 |
| 9Bastrop County, TX | 82 | 8 | 2.2 | $7.2M | +21.3% | #31 of 847 |
| 10Hidalgo County, TX | 81 | 23 | 0.9 | $15M | +5.6% | #32 of 847 |
| 33Harris County, TX | 68 | 487 | 2.8 | $5.5M | +6.6% | #132 of 847 |
Other business types in Harris 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 Harris County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 487 house cleaning businesses in Harris County. 28 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 634 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Harris County, TX spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $2.7B a year, or $1,534 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 487 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 1,757,164 households in Harris County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harris County, TX compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Harris County has 2.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.5M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Harris County would have about 422, against 487 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,772 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Harris County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Harris County at 5,045,026 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,757,164 households. The median household income in Harris County is $74,983 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Harris County scores 68 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #132 of 847 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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