Chimney Sweep in Portland, Oregon: fix it yourself, costs & nearby pros
No chimney sweep is listed in Portland yet. Below: how to handle the most most common chimney sweep problems yourself, what a pro charges in Oregon, and pros in nearby cities. Portland's ~290,000 households generate an estimated 12,000 chimney sweep jobs a year.
Chimney sweep pros near Portland
Quote requests from Portland go to listed pros within ~60 km.
Demand in Portland: 290,000 households, ~12,000 jobs a year
Portland's 290,000 households generate an estimated 12,000 chimney sweep jobs a year. 26 house cleaner pros are listed on HireLocal — about 1.4 % of the 1,900 the market can support.
- Households
- ~290,000
- Jobs per year
- ~12,000
- Pros the market supports
- ~1,900
- Listed on HireLocal
- 26
| Households | 287,030 |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied share | 53 % |
| Jobs per year (chimney sweep) | 12,406 |
| Pros the market supports | 1,920 |
| listed on HireLocal | 26 |
| Coverage | 1.4 % |
| Score | 99 / 100 |
By national ratios Portland supports about 1,900 full-time house cleaner pros — a large market with room for niche specialists, emergency-only operators and franchises alike. That is larger than most United States cities we cover. Ownership is split — 53 % owner-occupied — so a typical week mixes homeowners with landlords and property managers who buy in volume. The housing stock is old for the country, which pushes repair and replacement demand above the national average.
26 house cleaner pros are listed in Portland; 0 of them offer chimney sweep specifically. Every listed pro covers roughly 11,000 households — plenty of room before this market reads as crowded.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023); U.S. BLS OEWS; HireLocal listings. Updated . How we calculate →
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