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House cleaning businesses in Norfolk city, VA
The house cleaning businesses in Norfolk city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #599 of 847 scored counties
#27 of 33 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 27
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- −6.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $134.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,412 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 231,013
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 house cleaning businesses in Norfolk city. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Norfolk city comes to about $134.1M a year: $1,412 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $5M per business, 22% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Norfolk city was 46 in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,064 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Norfolk city declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For house cleaning businesses, Norfolk city has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #599 of 847 scored counties and #27 of 33 scored counties in Virginia.
How Norfolk city compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Norfolk city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $6.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,064 | 1,448 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.1% | −4.4% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,412 | $1,683 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $66,109 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 46−6.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 458
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 273 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Norfolk city, 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 Norfolk city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 231,013−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 94,965
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 46%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 53 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,385
- Median household income
- $66,109+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,610
- Median home value
- $289,900
- Jobs located here
- 130,869
- Daytime population
- 273,887Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Suffolk city, VA | 81 | 7 | 1.8 | $8.7M | +10.4% | #34 of 847 |
| 2Arlington County, VA | 81 | 28 | 2.5 | $8.2M | +2.1% | #35 of 847 |
| 3Richmond city, VA | 72 | 19 | 1.8 | $7.9M | +4.6% | #90 of 847 |
| 4Frederick County, VA | 70 | 9 | 2.5 | $6.6M | +8.8% | #104 of 847 |
| 5Roanoke County, VA | 68 | 6 | 1.5 | $10.3M | +0.2% | #119 of 847 |
| 6Rockingham County, VA | 68 | 5 | 1.5 | $9.9M | +6.6% | #120 of 847 |
| 7Albemarle County, VA | 67 | 11 | 2.4 | $7.4M | +5.1% | #135 of 847 |
| 8Loudoun County, VA | 59 | 53 | 3.7 | $6.2M | +6.4% | #253 of 847 |
| 9Stafford County, VA | 58 | 19 | 3.6 | $5.5M | +8.3% | #273 of 847 |
| 10Hanover County, VA | 57 | 17 | 4.0 | $4.5M | +5.6% | #286 of 847 |
| 27Norfolk city, VA | 40 | 27 | 2.8 | $5M | −2.9% | #599 of 847 |
Other business types in Norfolk city
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many house cleaning businesses are in Norfolk city, VA?
There are 27 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Norfolk city as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Norfolk city, VA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $134.1M a year, or $1,412 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5M 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 94,965 households in Norfolk city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Norfolk city, VA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Norfolk city has 2.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Norfolk city would have about 21, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,064 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Norfolk city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Norfolk city at 231,013 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 94,965 households. Median household income in Norfolk city is $66,109, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Norfolk city scores 40 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #599 of 847 scored counties.
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