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House cleaning businesses in DeKalb County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in DeKalb County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,180 a household
Spending per listing
$10.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
44,535
+2.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in DeKalb County spend about $20.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,180 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.1M of household spending for each business on map listings. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses.

There are 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in DeKalb County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services. That is one for every 1,140 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $168K have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in DeKalb County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings, DeKalb County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How DeKalb County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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.

House cleaning in DeKalb County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureDeKalb CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.92.2
Spending per listing$10.1M$6.4M$6.4M
Households per official establishment1,1401,9741,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.8%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,180$1,211$1,414
Median household income$74,331$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 15
Employees, 2023
53
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 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
2
Amount
$168K

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
44,535+2.9% since 2020
Households
17,096
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
363 sq. mi.
People per square mile
121
Median household income
$74,331+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,977
Median home value
$194,100
Jobs located here
21,740
Daytime population
43,616Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with DeKalb County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, IN6971.1$12M+7.4%#106 of 847
2Hendricks County, IN67142.1$6.7M+10.2%#137 of 847
3Lake County, IN64231.2$10.2M+1.1%#163 of 847
4Hamilton County, IN58372.7$5.9M+10.9%#272 of 847
5Clark County, IN56102.0$6.2M+7.5%#300 of 847
6Tippecanoe County, IN52131.7$6.6M+2.2%#367 of 847
7Bartholomew County, IN4972.1$6M+4.3%#439 of 847
8Porter County, IN46152.2$6M+1.6%#494 of 847
9Madison County, IN46101.9$6M+3.8%#495 of 847
10Elkhart County, IN42121.7$7.1M+0.9%#553 of 847
DeKalb County, INNot scored21.2$10.1M+2.9%

Other business types in DeKalb County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in DeKalb County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 house cleaning businesses in DeKalb County. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023.

How much do households in DeKalb County, IN spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $20.2M a year, or $1,180 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $10.1M 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 17,096 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.

How does DeKalb County, IN compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

DeKalb County has 2 house cleaning businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,140 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

How fast is DeKalb County, IN growing?

Population estimates put DeKalb County at 44,535 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,096 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $74,331 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.7% 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. DeKalb County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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