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House cleaning businesses in Barron County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Barron County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #834 of 847 scored counties
#29 of 29 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,154 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,484
−0.5% 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

Barron County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #834 of 847 scored counties and #29 of 29 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Barron County spend about $23M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,154 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 house cleaning businesses, that is $3.8M per business, 40% below 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 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Barron County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Barron County in 2023. That is one for every 1,425 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barron County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Barron County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Barron County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureBarron CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.02.02.2
Spending per listing$3.8M$6.4M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,4251,7921,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,154$1,250$1,414
Median household income$65,933$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score1740

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 14
Employees, 2023
51
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Barron 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 Barron County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,484−0.5% since 2020
Households
19,955
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
863 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$65,933+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,099
Median home value
$216,600
Jobs located here
20,886
Daytime population
44,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Barron County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ozaukee County, WI6651.3$11.1M+3.0%#144 of 847
2Fond du Lac County, WI6261.4$8.7M+0.5%#195 of 847
3Outagamie County, WI61141.8$7.3M+2.6%#221 of 847
4Winnebago County, WI58111.5$8M+1.4%#264 of 847
5Wood County, WI5551.6$7.4M−0.2%#312 of 847
6Columbia County, WI5452.1$6.2M−0.7%#335 of 847
7Marathon County, WI5391.6$7.9M+1.0%#345 of 847
8Brown County, WI49191.7$7.3M+2.6%#431 of 847
9Portage County, WI4862.0$6M+2.2%#456 of 847
10Dane County, WI46622.5$5.5M+4.9%#497 of 847
29Barron County, WI1763.0$3.8M−0.5%#834 of 847

Other business types in Barron County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Barron County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 house cleaning businesses in Barron County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

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

About $23M a year, or $1,154 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 19,955 households in Barron County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barron County, WI compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Barron County has 3.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $3.8M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Barron County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,425 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is Barron County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Barron County at 46,484 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,955 households. The median household income in Barron County is $65,933 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Barron County scores 17 for house cleaning businesses (low), #834 of 847 scored counties.

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