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House cleaning businesses in the Carbondale, IL area

The house cleaning businesses in the Carbondale, IL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,044 a household
Spending per listing
$8M
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,501
−1.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 house cleaning businesses in the Carbondale area. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Households in the Carbondale area spend about $24M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,044 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $8M per business, 25% 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.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Carbondale area in 2023. That is one for every 4,591 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Carbondale area declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, the Carbondale area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Carbondale area compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Carbondale, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureCarbondale areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.32.02.2
Spending per listing$8M$6.8M$6.4M
Households per official establishment4,5911,7891,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.5%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,044$1,322$1,414
Median household income$48,763$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$636K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
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 the Carbondale area, 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 the Carbondale area

Population, 2025 estimate
52,501−1.5% since 2020
Households
22,955
Median age
37.7
Homes lived in by their owners
50%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
584 sq. mi.
People per square mile
91
Median household income
$48,763
Average household income
$70,409
Median home value
$137,300
Jobs located here
23,658
Daytime population
57,693Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Illinois

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Carbondale area marked.

Top small-town markets in Illinois

Small-town markets in Illinois ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ottawa, IL6571.1$10.5M−1.6%#32 of 142
2Marion-Herrin, IL5851.7$6.7M+0.2%#45 of 142
3Quincy, IL-MO2392.9$3.9M−2.0%#135 of 142
4Freeport, IL1794.6$2.4M−3.0%#142 of 142
Carbondale, ILNot scored31.3$8M−1.5%

Other business types in the Carbondale area

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the Carbondale, IL area?

The Carbondale area has 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

How much do households in the Carbondale, IL area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $24M a year, or $1,044 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $8M 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 22,955 households in the Carbondale area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Carbondale, IL area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Carbondale area has 1.3 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $8M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Carbondale area would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,591 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is the Carbondale, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Carbondale area at 52,501 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,955 households. Median household income in the Carbondale area is $48,763, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Carbondale area has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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