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House cleaning businesses in Pierce County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Pierce County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #295 of 847 scored counties
#5 of 19 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 68
- 3 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 276
- +15.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $509.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,450 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.5M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 946,288
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 68 house cleaning businesses in Pierce County. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Pierce County comes to about $509.5M a year: $1,450 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $7.5M per business, 17% 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 Pierce County was 276 in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,273 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Pierce County.
Population estimates show Pierce County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Pierce County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #295 of 847 scored counties and #5 of 19 scored counties in Washington.
How Pierce 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 | Pierce County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $7.5M | $6.6M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,273 | 1,288 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.0% | +10.3% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,450 | $1,474 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $99,564 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 240 → 276+15.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,010
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $66.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 683 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Pierce 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 Pierce County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 946,288+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 351,330
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $99,564+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,504
- Median home value
- $526,600
- Jobs located here
- 329,848
- Daytime population
- 851,977Residents 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 Pierce 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 Pierce County, WA?
Pierce County has 68 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 276 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Pierce County, WA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $509.5M a year, or $1,450 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $7.5M 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 351,330 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pierce County, WA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Pierce County has 1.9 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7.5M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Pierce County would have about 80, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,273 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Pierce County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Pierce County at 946,288 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 351,330 households. Median household income in Pierce County is $99,564, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Pierce County scores 56 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #295 of 847 scored counties.
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