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House cleaning businesses in DeKalb County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in DeKalb County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #434 of 847 scored counties
#11 of 24 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $47.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,206 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.8M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,835
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 house cleaning businesses in DeKalb County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in DeKalb County spend about $47.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,206 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.8M per business, 7% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 20 businesses with payroll in DeKalb County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, down 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,978 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in DeKalb County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, DeKalb County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #434 of 847 scored counties and #11 of 24 scored counties in Illinois.
How DeKalb County 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.
| Measure | DeKalb County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.8M | $6.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,978 | 1,789 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.8% | −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 | $1,206 | $1,322 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $70,724 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 20−4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,835+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 39,550
- Median age
- 35.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 631 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $70,724+11.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,834
- Median home value
- $243,600
- Jobs located here
- 34,194
- Daytime population
- 89,501Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Illinois, with DeKalb County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1LaSalle County, IL | 62 | 5 | 1.1 | $10.9M | −1.5% | #191 of 847 |
| 2Madison County, IL | 61 | 16 | 1.5 | $8.6M | −1.0% | #214 of 847 |
| 3Kendall County, IL | 58 | 13 | 2.9 | $5.1M | +9.9% | #274 of 847 |
| 4McHenry County, IL | 56 | 22 | 1.9 | $7.8M | +2.5% | #294 of 847 |
| 5Will County, IL | 54 | 56 | 2.3 | $6.4M | +2.2% | #333 of 847 |
| 6Tazewell County, IL | 53 | 7 | 1.3 | $9.6M | −0.9% | #343 of 847 |
| 7Rock Island County, IL | 53 | 10 | 1.6 | $7.1M | −1.7% | #347 of 847 |
| 8Williamson County, IL | 52 | 5 | 1.7 | $6.7M | +0.2% | #365 of 847 |
| 9Cook County, IL | 50 | 386 | 1.8 | $7.3M | −1.3% | #415 of 847 |
| 10McLean County, IL | 50 | 13 | 1.9 | $6.9M | +0.1% | #417 of 847 |
| 11DeKalb County, IL | 49 | 7 | 1.8 | $6.8M | +1.5% | #434 of 847 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County, IL?
There are 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in DeKalb County, IL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $47.7M a year, or $1,206 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 39,550 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, IL compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
DeKalb County has 1.8 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.8M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,978 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, IL growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 101,835 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,550 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $70,724, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.7%, 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. DeKalb County scores 49 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #434 of 847 scored counties.
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