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House cleaning businesses in Travis County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Travis County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #65 of 847 scored counties
#17 of 48 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 139
- 14 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 293
- +14.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,752 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.4M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,389,670
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Travis County is 76 (high), #65 of 847 scored counties and #17 of 48 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for house cleaning businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 139 house cleaning businesses in Travis County. 14 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Travis County comes to about $1B a year: $1,752 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Spread across 139 house cleaning businesses, that is $7.4M per business, 15% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which house cleaning businesses share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 293 businesses with payroll in Travis County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 14.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,992 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $7.8M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Travis County. Population estimates show Travis County grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Travis 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 | Travis County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $7.4M | $7.3M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,992 | 2,579 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.9% | +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 | $1,752 | $1,545 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $99,611 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 87 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 255 → 293+14.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,877
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $185.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13914 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 160The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $7.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Travis 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 Travis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,389,670+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 583,747
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 994 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,338
- Median household income
- $99,611+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $143,003
- Median home value
- $523,000
- Jobs located here
- 947,590
- Daytime population
- 1,630,736Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 17Travis County, TX | 76 | 139 | 2.4 | $7.4M | +7.2% | #65 of 847 |
Other business types in Travis 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 Travis County, TX?
Travis County has 139 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 293 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 14.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Travis County, TX spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $1B a year, or $1,752 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 139 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $7.4M per business. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 583,747 households in Travis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Travis County, TX compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Travis County has 2.4 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7.4M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Travis County would have about 160, against 139 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,992 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Travis County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Travis County at 1,389,670 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 583,747 households. Median household income in Travis County is $99,611, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.3%, 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. Travis County scores 76 for house cleaning businesses (high), #65 of 847 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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