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House cleaning businesses in King County, WA
The house cleaning businesses in King County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #197 of 847 scored counties
#1 of 19 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 215
- 19 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 708
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.6B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,675 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.3M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,344,939
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 215 house cleaning businesses in King County. 19 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in King County spend about $1.6B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,675 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 215 house cleaning businesses, that is $7.3M per business, 15% 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.
Official counts show 708 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in King County in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,329 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $4.2M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in King County.
Population estimates put the population change in King County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in King County is 62 (upper middle), #197 of 847 scored counties and #1 of 19 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How King 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 | King County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $7.3M | $6.6M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,329 | 1,288 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +10.3% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,675 | $1,474 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $124,746 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 674 → 708+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 7,403
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $310M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21519 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 246The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $4.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in King 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 King County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,344,939+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 941,054
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 2,116 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,081
- Median household income
- $124,746+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $176,807
- Median home value
- $859,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,503,962
- Daytime population
- 2,645,877Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in King 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 King County, WA?
There are 215 house cleaning businesses on map listings in King County as of September 2026. 19 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 708 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019.
How much do households in King County, WA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $1.6B a year, or $1,675 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 215 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $7.3M 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 941,054 households in King County and national spending patterns by income.
How does King County, WA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
King County has 2.3 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7.3M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, King County would have about 246, against 215 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,329 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is King County, WA growing?
Population estimates put King County at 2,344,939 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 941,054 households. Median household income in King County is $124,746, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. King County scores 62 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #197 of 847 scored counties.
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