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House cleaning businesses in the Pontiac, IL area
The house cleaning businesses in the Pontiac, 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 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,204 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,057
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Pontiac area spend about $17.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,204 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.4M per business, 31% 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.
The Pontiac area has 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 23% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in the Pontiac area classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 2,436 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Pontiac area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings, the Pontiac area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Pontiac 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.
| Measure | Pontiac area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $6.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,436 | 1,789 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.5% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,204 | $1,322 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $73,790 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $629K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- 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 the Pontiac 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 Pontiac area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,057−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 14,615
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,044 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $73,790+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,317
- Median home value
- $142,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,813
- Daytime population
- 32,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa, IL | 65 | 7 | 1.1 | $10.5M | −1.6% | #32 of 142 |
| 2Marion-Herrin, IL | 58 | 5 | 1.7 | $6.7M | +0.2% | #45 of 142 |
| 3Quincy, IL-MO | 23 | 9 | 2.9 | $3.9M | −2.0% | #135 of 142 |
| 4Freeport, IL | 17 | 9 | 4.6 | $2.4M | −3.0% | #142 of 142 |
| Pontiac, IL | Not scored | 4 | 2.7 | $4.4M | −2.1% |
Other business types in the Pontiac area
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 the Pontiac, IL area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 house cleaning businesses in the Pontiac area. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.
How much do households in the Pontiac, IL area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $17.6M a year, or $1,204 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 14,615 households in the Pontiac area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pontiac, IL area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
The Pontiac area has 2.7 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.4M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Pontiac area would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,436 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
How fast is the Pontiac, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Pontiac area at 35,057 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,615 households. The median household income in the Pontiac area is $73,790 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. 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 Pontiac area has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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