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House cleaning businesses in Cowlitz County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Cowlitz County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #523 of 847 scored counties
#11 of 19 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +18.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $55.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,257 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.9M
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,885
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 house cleaning businesses in Cowlitz County. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in Cowlitz County spend about $55.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,257 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 house cleaning businesses, that is $6.9M per business, 8% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Cowlitz County was 39 in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,127 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Cowlitz County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Cowlitz County is 44 (lower middle), #523 of 847 scored counties and #11 of 19 scored counties in Washington.
How Cowlitz 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.
| Measure | Cowlitz County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.9M | $6.6M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,127 | 1,288 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.2% | +10.3% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,257 | $1,474 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $76,531 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 39+18.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 242
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Cowlitz 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 Cowlitz County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,885+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 43,943
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,141 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $76,531+40.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,669
- Median home value
- $397,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,531
- Daytime population
- 95,784Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with Cowlitz County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1King County, WA | 62 | 215 | 2.3 | $7.3M | +3.1% | #197 of 847 |
| 2Yakima County, WA | 61 | 12 | 1.4 | $8.9M | +1.0% | #212 of 847 |
| 3Kitsap County, WA | 60 | 21 | 1.9 | $7.6M | +2.7% | #238 of 847 |
| 4Grant County, WA | 58 | 6 | 1.7 | $7.2M | +6.3% | #266 of 847 |
| 5Pierce County, WA | 56 | 68 | 1.9 | $7.5M | +2.5% | #295 of 847 |
| 6Clark County, WA | 51 | 51 | 2.6 | $5.5M | +5.3% | #400 of 847 |
| 7Skagit County, WA | 49 | 11 | 2.1 | $6.5M | +2.4% | #435 of 847 |
| 8Island County, WA | 47 | 7 | 1.9 | $7M | −1.5% | #476 of 847 |
| 9Spokane County, WA | 46 | 40 | 1.8 | $7.1M | +3.2% | #492 of 847 |
| 10Snohomish County, WA | 46 | 96 | 3.0 | $5.1M | +4.9% | #502 of 847 |
| 11Cowlitz County, WA | 44 | 8 | 1.8 | $6.9M | +3.5% | #523 of 847 |
Other business types in Cowlitz County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many house cleaning businesses are in Cowlitz County, WA?
There are 8 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Cowlitz County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Cowlitz County, WA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $55.2M a year, or $1,257 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.9M 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 43,943 households in Cowlitz County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cowlitz County, WA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Cowlitz County has 1.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.9M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Cowlitz County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,127 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Cowlitz County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Cowlitz County at 114,885 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,943 households. Median household income in Cowlitz County is $76,531, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.4%, 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. Cowlitz County scores 44 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #523 of 847 scored counties.
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