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House cleaning businesses in Rock Island County, IL
How Rock Island 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #347 of 847 scored counties
#7 of 24 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- −41.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $71.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,154 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.1M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 141,869
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 house cleaning businesses in Rock Island County. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 27% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
At $1,154 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Rock Island County spend about $71.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $7.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 11% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Rock Island County was 14 in 2023, down 41.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,410 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Rock Island County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Rock Island County is 53 (upper middle), #347 of 847 scored counties and #7 of 24 scored counties in Illinois.
How Rock Island 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 | Rock Island County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $7.1M | $6.8M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,410 | 1,789 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −41.7% | −2.5% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,154 | $1,322 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $67,159 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 14−41.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 438
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Rock Island 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 Rock Island County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 141,869−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 61,733
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 428 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 334
- Median household income
- $67,159+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,299
- Median home value
- $150,400
- Jobs located here
- 67,505
- Daytime population
- 147,154Residents 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 Rock Island 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 |
Other business types in Rock Island 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 Rock Island County, IL?
There are 10 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Rock Island County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 41.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Rock Island County, IL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $71.3M a year, or $1,154 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $7.1M 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 61,733 households in Rock Island County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rock Island County, IL compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Rock Island County has 1.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Rock Island County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,410 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 41.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Rock Island County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Rock Island County at 141,869 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,733 households. Median household income in Rock Island County is $67,159, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.4%, 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. Rock Island County scores 53 for house cleaning businesses (upper middle), #347 of 847 scored counties.
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