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House cleaning businesses in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area

The house cleaning businesses in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #47 of 375 scored metro areas
#2 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
30
−11.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$74.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,418 a household
Spending per listing
$10.6M
65% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
129,692
+3.2% 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

Households in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area spend about $74.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,418 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $10.6M per business, 65% above 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 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, down 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,741 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area is 69 (upper middle), #47 of 375 scored metro areas and #2 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureStaunton-Stuarts Draft metro areaVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.32.52.2
Spending per listing$10.6M$6.8M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,7411,4481,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.8%−4.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,418$1,683$1,414
Median household income$73,544$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score6961

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30−11.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
303
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area, 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 the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
129,692+3.2% since 2020
Households
52,233
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,002 sq. mi.
People per square mile
127
Median household income
$73,544+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,893
Median home value
$284,500
Jobs located here
51,901
Daytime population
117,298Residents 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 metro areas in Virginia for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Virginia

Metro areas in Virginia ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA7450.7$19.8M−0.1%#34 of 375
2Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA6971.3$10.6M+3.2%#47 of 375
3Charlottesville, VA65182.0$8.4M+3.1%#73 of 375
4Lynchburg, VA63111.1$13.2M+2.9%#81 of 375
5Richmond, VA601372.6$6.3M+5.5%#101 of 375
6Winchester, VA-WV60152.7$5.8M+6.5%#103 of 375
7Roanoke, VA59231.7$8.2M+0.4%#104 of 375
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA56292.2$6M+2.3%#126 of 375
8Harrisonburg, VA54112.2$6.6M+3.5%#138 of 375
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV547483.2$6.2M+3.3%#142 of 375

Other business types in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 house cleaning businesses in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 11.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $74.1M a year, or $1,418 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 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $10.6M 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 52,233 households in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area has 1.3 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $10.6M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area would have about 12, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,741 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area at 129,692 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,233 households. The median household income in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area is $73,544 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. The Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area scores 69 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #47 of 375 scored metro areas.

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