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House cleaning businesses in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area

The house cleaning businesses in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 82 out of 100: High

Ranked #8 of 375 scored metro areas
#4 of 24 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
28
2 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
64
−7.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$248.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,398 a household
Spending per listing
$8.9M
39% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
511,497
+7.2% 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

The Killeen-Temple metro area scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #8 of 375 scored metro areas and #4 of 24 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for house cleaning businesses.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Killeen-Temple metro area comes to about $248.5M a year: $1,398 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $8.9M per business, 39% 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 28 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Killeen-Temple metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 1.6 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Killeen-Temple metro area in 2023, down 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,776 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Killeen-Temple metro area. Population estimates show the Killeen-Temple metro area grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Killeen-Temple metro area 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 Killeen-Temple, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureKilleen-Temple metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.62.12.2
Spending per listing$8.9M$7.3M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,7762,5791,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.3%+6.0%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,398$1,545$1,414
Median household income$69,923$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score8287

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
64−7.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
412
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
282 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$1.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Killeen-Temple metro area, 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 the Killeen-Temple metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
511,497+7.2% since 2020
Households
177,681
Median age
34.6
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,819 sq. mi.
People per square mile
175
Median household income
$69,923+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,546
Median home value
$234,500
Jobs located here
138,696
Daytime population
455,396Residents 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 metro areas in Texas for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Killeen-Temple metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX841731.8$8.4M+9.5%#3 of 375
2McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX82230.9$15M+5.6%#6 of 375
3Abilene, TX8291.4$10.2M+4.8%#7 of 375
4Killeen-Temple, TX82281.6$8.9M+7.2%#8 of 375
5Sherman-Denison, TX81122.2$6.7M+12.8%#10 of 375
6Longview, TX8080.7$18.7M+3.8%#11 of 375
7Laredo, TX8070.9$15.5M+5.2%#12 of 375
8Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX792362.4$7.3M+14.0%#17 of 375
9Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX796742.3$7.1M+10.6%#18 of 375
10Brownsville-Harlingen, TX77100.7$17.5M+3.0%#23 of 375

Other business types in the Killeen-Temple metro area

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 house cleaning businesses in the Killeen-Temple metro area. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 7.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $248.5M a year, or $1,398 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $8.9M 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 177,681 households in the Killeen-Temple metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Killeen-Temple metro area has 1.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $8.9M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Killeen-Temple metro area would have about 39, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,776 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Killeen-Temple, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Killeen-Temple metro area at 511,497 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,681 households. The median household income in the Killeen-Temple metro area is $69,923 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% 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. The Killeen-Temple metro area scores 82 for house cleaning businesses (high), #8 of 375 scored metro areas.

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