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House cleaning businesses in Benton County, WA

How Benton County, WA 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #640 of 847 scored counties
#14 of 19 scored counties in Washington

Listings
24
5 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
68
+23.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$107.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,375 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
41% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
221,722
+6.9% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Benton County is 38 (lower middle), #640 of 847 scored counties and #14 of 19 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,375 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Benton County spend about $107.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% 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.

Benton County has 24 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 21%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 41% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Benton County in 2023, up 23.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,148 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Benton County. Population estimates show Benton County grew 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Benton County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Benton County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureBenton CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.12.22.2
Spending per listing$4.5M$6.6M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,1481,2881,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.6%+10.3%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.9%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,375$1,474$1,414
Median household income$89,874$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score3854

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
55 → 68+23.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
518
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
245 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$40K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
221,722+6.9% since 2020
Households
78,046
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,700 sq. mi.
People per square mile
125
Median household income
$89,874+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,863
Median home value
$407,800
Jobs located here
96,177
Daytime population
214,376Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with Benton County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1King County, WA622152.3$7.3M+3.1%#197 of 847
2Yakima County, WA61121.4$8.9M+1.0%#212 of 847
3Kitsap County, WA60211.9$7.6M+2.7%#238 of 847
4Grant County, WA5861.7$7.2M+6.3%#266 of 847
5Pierce County, WA56681.9$7.5M+2.5%#295 of 847
6Clark County, WA51512.6$5.5M+5.3%#400 of 847
7Skagit County, WA49112.1$6.5M+2.4%#435 of 847
8Island County, WA4771.9$7M−1.5%#476 of 847
9Spokane County, WA46401.8$7.1M+3.2%#492 of 847
10Snohomish County, WA46963.0$5.1M+4.9%#502 of 847
14Benton County, WA38243.1$4.5M+6.9%#640 of 847

Other business types in Benton County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Benton County, WA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 house cleaning businesses in Benton County. 5 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 23.6% from 2019.

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

About $107.3M a year, or $1,375 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 78,046 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Benton County, WA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Benton County has 3.1 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.5M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Benton County would have about 17, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,148 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Benton County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Benton County at 221,722 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,046 households. The median household income in Benton County is $89,874 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Benton County scores 38 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #640 of 847 scored counties.

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