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House cleaning businesses in the Port Townsend, WA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in the Port Townsend, WA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,285 a household
Spending per listing
$7M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,970
+2.7% 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

Households in the Port Townsend area spend about $21M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,285 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.

The Port Townsend area has 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Port Townsend area was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 4,085 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Port Townsend area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, the Port Townsend area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Port Townsend area 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 Port Townsend, WA area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasurePort Townsend areaWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.82.22.2
Spending per listing$7M$6.6M$6.4M
Households per official establishment4,0851,2881,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.3%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,285$1,474$1,414
Median household income$74,048$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored54

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$321K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 the Port Townsend area, 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 the Port Townsend area

Population, 2025 estimate
33,970+2.7% since 2020
Households
16,340
Median age
58.3
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,804 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$74,048
Average household income
$104,756
Median home value
$535,000
Jobs located here
8,967
Daytime population
30,032Residents 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 small-town markets in Washington for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Port Townsend area marked.

Top small-town markets in Washington

Small-town markets in Washington ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Moses Lake, WA6761.7$7.2M+6.3%#29 of 142
2Oak Harbor, WA5771.9$7M−1.5%#48 of 142
3Port Angeles, WA5272.0$6.2M+1.1%#58 of 142
4Ellensburg, WA5152.5$5.2M+4.2%#61 of 142
Port Townsend, WANot scored31.8$7M+2.7%

Other business types in the Port Townsend area

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the Port Townsend, WA area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 house cleaning businesses in the Port Townsend area. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

How much do households in the Port Townsend, WA area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $21M a year, or $1,285 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $7M 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 16,340 households in the Port Townsend area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Port Townsend, WA area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Port Townsend area has 1.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,085 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is the Port Townsend, WA area growing?

Population estimates put the Port Townsend area at 33,970 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,340 households. The median household income in the Port Townsend area is $74,048 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Port Townsend area has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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