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House cleaning businesses in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area

The house cleaning businesses in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #66 of 375 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in West Virginia

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$49.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,315 a household
Spending per listing
$10M
56% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
87,264
−2.3% 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

At $1,315 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area spend about $49.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $10M per business, 56% 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.

There are 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 4,209 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #66 of 375 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in West Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area compares

The same measures for West Virginia 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 Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureParkersburg-Vienna metro areaWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.30.72.2
Spending per listing$10M$19.4M$6.4M
Households per official establishment4,2093,3891,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.0%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,315$1,335$1,414
Median household income$57,391$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score6668

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9
Employees, 2023
231
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Parkersburg-Vienna metro 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 Parkersburg-Vienna metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
87,264−2.3% since 2020
Households
37,877
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
599 sq. mi.
People per square mile
148
Median household income
$57,391+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,409
Median home value
$156,300
Jobs located here
38,056
Daytime population
89,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area marked.

Top metro areas in West Virginia

Metro areas in West Virginia ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV79201.7$8.8M+7.1%#16 of 375
1Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH67151.0$13.2M−2.6%#59 of 375
2Parkersburg-Vienna, WV6651.3$10M−2.3%#66 of 375
3Charleston, WV65111.3$10.6M−4.7%#69 of 375
Winchester, VA-WV60152.7$5.8M+6.5%#103 of 375
4Wheeling, WV-OH5681.4$8.8M−3.6%#119 of 375
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV547483.2$6.2M+3.3%#142 of 375
5Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH5181.6$7.4M−3.6%#171 of 375

Other business types in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 house cleaning businesses in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

How much do households in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $49.8M a year, or $1,315 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $10M 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 37,877 households in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area has 1.3 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $10M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,209 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area at 87,264 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,877 households. The median household income in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area is $57,391 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area scores 66 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #66 of 375 scored metro areas.

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