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House cleaning businesses in Monroe County, IL
How Monroe County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #794 of 847 scored counties
#22 of 24 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,431 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 95% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,840
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Monroe County is 24 (low), #794 of 847 scored counties and #22 of 24 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,431 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $19.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $3.3M per business, 48% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.
There are 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 95% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Monroe County in 2023. That is one for every 1,259 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monroe County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $6.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,259 | 1,789 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.5% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,431 | $1,322 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $102,880 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,840−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,851
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 91
- Median household income
- $102,880+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,402
- Median home value
- $282,100
- Jobs located here
- 9,117
- Daytime population
- 25,946Residents 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 Monroe 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 |
| 22Monroe County, IL | 24 | 6 | 4.3 | $3.3M | −0.3% | #794 of 847 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 Monroe County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 house cleaning businesses in Monroe County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in Monroe County, IL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $19.8M a year, or $1,431 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per business. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which house cleaning businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,851 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, IL compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Monroe County has 4.3 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 95% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $3.3M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Monroe County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,259 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 34,840 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,851 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $102,880 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Monroe County scores 24 for house cleaning businesses (low), #794 of 847 scored counties.
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