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House cleaning businesses in Roanoke County, VA
The house cleaning businesses in Roanoke County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #119 of 847 scored counties
#5 of 33 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −23.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $61.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,549 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.3M
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 97,150
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 house cleaning businesses in Roanoke County. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Roanoke County comes to about $61.5M a year: $1,549 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $10.3M per business, 60% 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.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Roanoke County in 2023, down 23.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,986 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Roanoke County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Roanoke County is 68 (upper middle), #119 of 847 scored counties and #5 of 33 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Roanoke 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.
| Measure | Roanoke County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $10.3M | $6.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,986 | 1,448 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −23.1% | −4.4% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,549 | $1,683 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $83,709 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 20−23.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 124
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Roanoke 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 Roanoke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 97,150+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 39,725
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 251 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 387
- Median household income
- $83,709+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,750
- Median home value
- $286,000
- Jobs located here
- 38,065
- Daytime population
- 88,794Residents 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 |
Other business types in Roanoke 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 Roanoke County, VA?
Roanoke County has 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 23.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Roanoke County, VA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $61.5M a year, or $1,549 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $10.3M 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 39,725 households in Roanoke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roanoke County, VA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Roanoke County has 1.5 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $10.3M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Roanoke County would have about 10, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,986 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 23.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Roanoke County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Roanoke County at 97,150 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,725 households. Median household income in Roanoke County is $83,709, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Roanoke County scores 68 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #119 of 847 scored counties.
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