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House cleaning businesses in Chittenden County, VT

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #644 of 847 scored counties
#1 of 3 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
17
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
71
+12.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$100M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,400 a household
Spending per listing
$5.9M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
169,115
+0.4% 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

Chittenden County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #644 of 847 scored counties and #1 of 3 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 house cleaning businesses in Chittenden County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, 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.

At $1,400 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Chittenden County spend about $100M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $5.9M of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% below 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 71 businesses with payroll in Chittenden County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 12.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,006 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chittenden County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Chittenden County compares

The same measures for Vermont 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 Chittenden County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureChittenden CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.41.82.2
Spending per listing$5.9M$7.2M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,0061,2211,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.7%+11.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,400$1,294$1,414
Median household income$96,759$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score3738

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
63 → 71+12.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
804
Annual payroll, 2023
$23M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
171 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
169,115+0.4% since 2020
Households
71,456
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
537 sq. mi.
People per square mile
316
Median household income
$96,759+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,699
Median home value
$439,200
Jobs located here
103,357
Daytime population
189,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Vermont

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

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chittenden County, VT37172.4$5.9M+0.4%#644 of 847
2Franklin County, VT3652.5$5M+2.3%#664 of 847
3Windham County, VT2352.5$4.9M−1.4%#799 of 847

Other business types in Chittenden County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Chittenden County, VT?

There are 17 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Chittenden County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 12.7% from 2019.

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

About $100M a year, or $1,400 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 17 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 71,456 households in Chittenden County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chittenden County, VT compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Chittenden County has 2.4 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.9M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 16, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,006 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Chittenden County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Chittenden County at 169,115 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,456 households. Median household income in Chittenden County is $96,759, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Chittenden County scores 37 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #644 of 847 scored counties.

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