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House cleaning businesses in Washburn County, WI

How Washburn County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,149 a household
Spending per listing
$8.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
17,087
+2.8% 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 1 house cleaning business in Washburn County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

At $1,149 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Washburn County spend about $8.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $8.7M per business. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which house cleaning businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Washburn County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washburn County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 house cleaning business on map listings, Washburn County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Washburn 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 Washburn County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWashburn CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.32.02.2
Spending per listing$8.7M$6.4M$6.4M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7921,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,149$1,250$1,414
Median household income$63,441$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Washburn 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 Washburn County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,087+2.8% since 2020
Households
7,566
Median age
51.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
797 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$63,441+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,270
Median home value
$226,100
Jobs located here
5,324
Daytime population
14,653Residents 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 Washburn 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
Washburn County, WINot scored11.3$8.7M+2.8%

Other business types in Washburn County

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

Questions

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

Washburn County has 1 house cleaning business on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. No official count is published for janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Washburn County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $8.7M a year, or $1,149 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 house cleaning business on map listings, it comes to $8.7M 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 7,566 households in Washburn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washburn County has 1 house cleaning business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending.

How fast is Washburn County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Washburn County at 17,087 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,566 households. Median household income in Washburn County is $63,441, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Washburn County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Washburn County. It maps the house cleaning businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for house cleaning businesses · All 56 business types in Washburn County

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