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House cleaning businesses in Walla Walla County, WA
The house cleaning businesses in Walla Walla County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #798 of 847 scored counties
#19 of 19 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $29.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,264 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,361
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Walla Walla County is 23 (low), #798 of 847 scored counties and #19 of 19 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 house cleaning businesses in Walla Walla County. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 18% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Walla Walla County comes to about $29.6M a year: $1,264 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.9M per business, 23% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Walla Walla County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, down 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 977 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Population estimates show Walla Walla County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Walla Walla 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 | Walla Walla County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $6.6M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 977 | 1,288 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.0% | +10.3% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,264 | $1,474 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $74,202 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 24−4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 153
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,361−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 23,447
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,270 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $74,202+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,236
- Median home value
- $408,900
- Jobs located here
- 26,913
- Daytime population
- 66,232Residents 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 |
| 19Walla Walla County, WA | 23 | 6 | 2.6 | $4.9M | −0.4% | #798 of 847 |
Other business types in Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla County, WA?
Walla Walla County has 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Walla Walla County, WA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $29.6M a year, or $1,264 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 23,447 households in Walla Walla County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walla Walla County, WA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Walla Walla County has 2.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.9M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Walla Walla County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 977 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Walla Walla County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Walla Walla County at 62,361 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,447 households. Median household income in Walla Walla County is $74,202, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Walla Walla County scores 23 for house cleaning businesses (low), #798 of 847 scored counties.
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