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House cleaning businesses in Columbia County, WI
The house cleaning businesses in Columbia County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #335 of 847 scored counties
#6 of 29 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,282 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,132
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Columbia County comes to about $31M a year: $1,282 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.2M per business, 3% 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.
Columbia County has 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Columbia County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 4,026 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For house cleaning businesses, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #335 of 847 scored counties and #6 of 29 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Columbia 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.
| Measure | Columbia County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $6.4M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,026 | 1,792 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.4% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,282 | $1,250 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $85,351 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $784K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,132−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,158
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 766 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $85,351+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,726
- Median home value
- $283,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,803
- Daytime population
- 48,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ozaukee County, WI | 66 | 5 | 1.3 | $11.1M | +3.0% | #144 of 847 |
| 2Fond du Lac County, WI | 62 | 6 | 1.4 | $8.7M | +0.5% | #195 of 847 |
| 3Outagamie County, WI | 61 | 14 | 1.8 | $7.3M | +2.6% | #221 of 847 |
| 4Winnebago County, WI | 58 | 11 | 1.5 | $8M | +1.4% | #264 of 847 |
| 5Wood County, WI | 55 | 5 | 1.6 | $7.4M | −0.2% | #312 of 847 |
| 6Columbia County, WI | 54 | 5 | 2.1 | $6.2M | −0.7% | #335 of 847 |
| 7Marathon County, WI | 53 | 9 | 1.6 | $7.9M | +1.0% | #345 of 847 |
| 8Brown County, WI | 49 | 19 | 1.7 | $7.3M | +2.6% | #431 of 847 |
| 9Portage County, WI | 48 | 6 | 2.0 | $6M | +2.2% | #456 of 847 |
| 10Dane County, WI | 46 | 62 | 2.5 | $5.5M | +4.9% | #497 of 847 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 Columbia County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 house cleaning businesses in Columbia County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in Columbia County, WI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $31M a year, or $1,282 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.2M 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 24,158 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, WI compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Columbia County has 2.1 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.2M, 3% below 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 4,026 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 58,132 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,158 households. The median household income in Columbia County is $85,351 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Columbia County scores 54 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #335 of 847 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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