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House cleaning businesses in Lake County, IL
The house cleaning businesses in Lake County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #529 of 847 scored counties
#13 of 24 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 67
- 5 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 221
- +2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $396.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,535 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.9M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 719,339
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 house cleaning businesses in Lake County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
At $1,535 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $396.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 67 house cleaning businesses, that is $5.9M per business, 7% below 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 221 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Lake County in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,169 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $289K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Lake County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lake County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #529 of 847 scored counties and #13 of 24 scored counties in Illinois.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.9M | $6.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,169 | 1,789 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.3% | −2.5% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,535 | $1,322 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $110,416 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 216 → 221+2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,310
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $169.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 675 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $289K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 719,339+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 258,455
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 444 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,610
- Median household income
- $110,416+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $155,726
- Median home value
- $345,700
- Jobs located here
- 328,525
- Daytime population
- 712,545Residents 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 Lake 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 |
| 13Lake County, IL | 44 | 67 | 2.6 | $5.9M | +0.8% | #529 of 847 |
Other business types in Lake 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 Lake County, IL?
Lake County has 67 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 221 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 2.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Lake County, IL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $396.7M a year, or $1,535 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 258,455 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IL compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Lake County has 2.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.9M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Lake County would have about 62, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,169 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 719,339 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 258,455 households. Median household income in Lake County is $110,416, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Lake County scores 44 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #529 of 847 scored counties.
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