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House cleaning businesses in Virginia Beach city, VA

How Virginia Beach city, 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #576 of 847 scored counties
#26 of 33 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
51
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
157
+9.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$295.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,642 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
453,737
−1.3% 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

At $1,642 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Virginia Beach city spend about $295.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $5.8M of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% 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.

Virginia Beach city has 51 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Virginia Beach city was 157 in 2023, up 9.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,146 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $196K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Virginia Beach city.

Population estimates put the population change in Virginia Beach city from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Virginia Beach city scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #576 of 847 scored counties and #26 of 33 scored counties in Virginia.

How Virginia Beach city 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 Virginia Beach city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureVirginia Beach cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.52.2
Spending per listing$5.8M$6.8M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,1461,4481,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.0%−4.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,642$1,683$1,414
Median household income$92,968$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4161

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
144 → 157+9.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,327
Annual payroll, 2023
$52.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
511 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$196K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Virginia Beach city, 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 Virginia Beach city

Population, 2025 estimate
453,737−1.3% since 2020
Households
179,851
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
245 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,865
Median household income
$92,968+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,769
Median home value
$382,500
Jobs located here
180,420
Daytime population
440,196Residents 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 Virginia Beach city 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
26Virginia Beach city, VA41512.8$5.8M−1.3%#576 of 847

Other business types in Virginia Beach city

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Virginia Beach city, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 51 house cleaning businesses in Virginia Beach city. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 157 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 9.0% from 2019.

How much do households in Virginia Beach city, VA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $295.2M a year, or $1,642 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 179,851 households in Virginia Beach city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Virginia Beach city, VA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Virginia Beach city has 2.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.8M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Virginia Beach city would have about 46, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,146 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Virginia Beach city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Virginia Beach city at 453,737 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 179,851 households. The median household income in Virginia Beach city is $92,968 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Virginia Beach city scores 41 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #576 of 847 scored counties.

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