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House cleaning businesses in Prince William County, VA

How Prince William County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #607 of 847 scored counties
#28 of 33 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
74
5 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
181
−4.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$309.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,976 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
502,966
+4.2% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Prince William County comes to about $309.8M a year: $1,976 per household, 40% above the U.S. average. Spread across 74 house cleaning businesses, that is $4.2M per business, 35% below 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 74 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Prince William County as of September 2026. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Prince William County was 181 in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 866 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $875K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Prince William County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Prince William County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Prince William County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #607 of 847 scored counties and #28 of 33 scored counties in Virginia.

How Prince William County 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.

House cleaning in Prince William County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePrince William CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.72.52.2
Spending per listing$4.2M$6.8M$6.4M
Households per official establishment8661,4481,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.2%−4.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,976$1,683$1,414
Median household income$131,402$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4061

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
189 → 181−4.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,325
Annual payroll, 2023
$40.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
745 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$875K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
502,966+4.2% since 2020
Households
156,798
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
335 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,458
Median household income
$131,402+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$157,661
Median home value
$530,100
Jobs located here
139,622
Daytime population
404,284Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Prince William County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Suffolk city, VA8171.8$8.7M+10.4%#34 of 847
2Arlington County, VA81282.5$8.2M+2.1%#35 of 847
3Richmond city, VA72191.8$7.9M+4.6%#90 of 847
4Frederick County, VA7092.5$6.6M+8.8%#104 of 847
5Roanoke County, VA6861.5$10.3M+0.2%#119 of 847
6Rockingham County, VA6851.5$9.9M+6.6%#120 of 847
7Albemarle County, VA67112.4$7.4M+5.1%#135 of 847
8Loudoun County, VA59533.7$6.2M+6.4%#253 of 847
9Stafford County, VA58193.6$5.5M+8.3%#273 of 847
10Hanover County, VA57174.0$4.5M+5.6%#286 of 847
28Prince William County, VA40744.7$4.2M+4.2%#607 of 847

Other business types in Prince William County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Prince William County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 74 house cleaning businesses in Prince William County. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 181 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019.

How much do households in Prince William County, VA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $309.8M a year, or $1,976 per household. That is 40% above the U.S. average (an index of 140, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 156,798 households in Prince William County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Prince William County, VA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Prince William County has 4.7 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.2M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Prince William County would have about 48, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 866 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Prince William County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Prince William County at 502,966 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,798 households. The median household income in Prince William County is $131,402 a year, 63% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Prince William County scores 40 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #607 of 847 scored counties.

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