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House cleaning businesses in Rutland County, VT

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
21
−4.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$30.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,194 a household
Spending per listing
$15.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
59,653
−1.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 house cleaning businesses in Rutland County. That is 0.8 per 10,000 households.

Households in Rutland County spend about $30.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,194 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $15.1M per business. 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 21 businesses with payroll in Rutland County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,206 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Rutland County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings, Rutland County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Rutland 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 Rutland County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureRutland CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.81.82.2
Spending per listing$15.1M$7.2M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,2061,2211,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.5%+11.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,194$1,294$1,414
Median household income$68,616$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 21−4.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
98
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Rutland 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 Rutland County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,653−1.4% since 2020
Households
25,321
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
931 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$68,616+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,636
Median home value
$229,400
Jobs located here
27,134
Daytime population
57,388Residents 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 Rutland 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
Rutland County, VTNot scored20.8$15.1M−1.4%

Other business types in Rutland County

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

Questions

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

There are 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Rutland County as of September 2026. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019.

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

About $30.2M a year, or $1,194 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $15.1M 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 25,321 households in Rutland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rutland County has 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Rutland County would have about 5, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,206 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Rutland County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Rutland County at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. Median household income in Rutland County is $68,616, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Rutland County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for house cleaning businesses · All 56 business types in Rutland County

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