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House cleaning businesses in Marathon County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #345 of 847 scored counties
#7 of 29 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
9
2 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
30
+7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$71.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,234 a household
Spending per listing
$7.9M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
139,432
+1.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 house cleaning businesses in Marathon County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 27% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Marathon County comes to about $71.4M a year: $1,234 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.9M of household spending for each business on map listings, 24% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Marathon County was 30 in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,929 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $586K has gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Marathon County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marathon County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Marathon County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #345 of 847 scored counties and #7 of 29 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Marathon 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 Marathon County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureMarathon CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.62.02.2
Spending per listing$7.9M$6.4M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,9291,7921,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.1%+5.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,234$1,250$1,414
Median household income$77,884$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5340

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 30+7.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
779
Annual payroll, 2023
$19.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
92 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$586K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
139,432+1.0% since 2020
Households
57,866
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$77,884+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,899
Median home value
$219,600
Jobs located here
72,449
Daytime population
141,458Residents 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 Marathon 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

Other business types in Marathon County

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

Questions

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

Marathon County has 9 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019.

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

About $71.4M a year, or $1,234 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $7.9M 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 57,866 households in Marathon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marathon County has 1.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7.9M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Marathon County would have about 11, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,929 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Marathon County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Marathon County at 139,432 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,866 households. Median household income in Marathon County is $77,884, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Marathon County scores 53 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #345 of 847 scored counties.

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