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House cleaning businesses in Spokane County, WA

How Spokane 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #492 of 847 scored counties
#9 of 19 scored counties in Washington

Listings
40
5 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
197
+9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$282.9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,295 a household
Spending per listing
$7.1M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
558,344
+3.2% 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 Spokane County spend about $282.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,295 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.1M per business, 11% 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.

Spokane County has 40 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (13%) 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.

Official counts show 197 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Spokane County in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,109 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Spokane County.

Population estimates put the population change in Spokane County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Spokane County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #492 of 847 scored counties and #9 of 19 scored counties in Washington.

How Spokane 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 Spokane County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureSpokane CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.82.22.2
Spending per listing$7.1M$6.6M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,1091,2881,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.4%+10.3%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,295$1,474$1,414
Median household income$78,582$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score4654

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
180 → 197+9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,635
Annual payroll, 2023
$47.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
405 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
11
Amount
$3.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
558,344+3.2% since 2020
Households
218,395
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,764 sq. mi.
People per square mile
311
Median household income
$78,582+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,315
Median home value
$410,700
Jobs located here
243,284
Daytime population
557,028Residents 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 Spokane 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

Other business types in Spokane County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 house cleaning businesses in Spokane County. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 197 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019.

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

About $282.9M a year, or $1,295 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 218,395 households in Spokane County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Spokane County has 1.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Spokane County would have about 44, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,109 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Spokane County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Spokane County at 558,344 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 218,395 households. The median household income in Spokane County is $78,582 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.1% 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. Spokane County scores 46 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #492 of 847 scored counties.

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