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House cleaning businesses in Rockingham County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Rockingham County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #120 of 847 scored counties
#6 of 33 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
26
−3.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$49.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,508 a household
Spending per listing
$9.9M
54% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
32% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
89,316
+6.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 house cleaning businesses in Rockingham County. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Rockingham County comes to about $49.3M a year: $1,508 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $9.9M of household spending for each business on map listings, 54% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Rockingham County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,257 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Rockingham County grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Rockingham County is 68 (upper middle), #120 of 847 scored counties and #6 of 33 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Rockingham 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 Rockingham County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRockingham CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.52.52.2
Spending per listing$9.9M$6.8M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,2571,4481,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.7%−4.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,508$1,683$1,414
Median household income$80,693$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score6861

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 26−3.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
819
Annual payroll, 2023
$24.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Rockingham 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 Rockingham County

Population, 2025 estimate
89,316+6.6% since 2020
Households
32,686
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
850 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$80,693+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,531
Median home value
$313,000
Jobs located here
32,108
Daytime population
73,949Residents 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 Rockingham 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

Other business types in Rockingham County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Rockingham County, VA?

Rockingham County has 5 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 26 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019.

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

About $49.3M a year, or $1,508 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $9.9M 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 32,686 households in Rockingham County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rockingham County has 1.5 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $9.9M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Rockingham County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,257 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Rockingham County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Rockingham County at 89,316 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,686 households. Median household income in Rockingham County is $80,693, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.4%, 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. Rockingham County scores 68 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #120 of 847 scored counties.

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