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House cleaning businesses in Spotsylvania County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #377 of 847 scored counties
#16 of 33 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
21
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
36
−2.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$93.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,777 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
82% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
155,388
+10.5% 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

Households in Spotsylvania County spend about $93.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,777 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 31% 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.

Spotsylvania County has 21 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Spotsylvania County in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,458 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $709K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Spotsylvania County.

Population estimates show Spotsylvania County grew 10.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Spotsylvania County is 52 (upper middle), #377 of 847 scored counties and #16 of 33 scored counties in Virginia.

How Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureSpotsylvania CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.02.52.2
Spending per listing$4.4M$6.8M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,4581,4481,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.7%−4.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,777$1,683$1,414
Median household income$112,738$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score5261

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
37 → 36−2.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
317
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$709K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
155,388+10.5% since 2020
Households
52,481
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
365
Median household income
$112,738+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,558
Median home value
$404,900
Jobs located here
40,183
Daytime population
124,545Residents 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 Spotsylvania 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
16Spotsylvania County, VA52214.0$4.4M+10.5%#377 of 847

Other business types in Spotsylvania County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 house cleaning businesses in Spotsylvania County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 2.7% from 2019.

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

About $93.2M a year, or $1,777 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 52,481 households in Spotsylvania County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Spotsylvania County has 4.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 82% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.4M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Spotsylvania County would have about 15, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,458 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Spotsylvania County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Spotsylvania County at 155,388 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,481 households. The median household income in Spotsylvania County is $112,738 a year, 40% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.2% 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. Spotsylvania County scores 52 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #377 of 847 scored counties.

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