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House cleaning businesses in Black Hawk County, IA
The house cleaning businesses in Black Hawk County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #830 of 847 scored counties
#9 of 11 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 19
- 4 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,171 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,532
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Black Hawk County is 18 (low), #830 of 847 scored counties and #9 of 11 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 house cleaning businesses in Black Hawk County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
At $1,171 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Black Hawk County spend about $63.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $3.4M per business, 47% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Black Hawk County was 37 in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,475 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Black Hawk County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Black Hawk County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Black Hawk County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $6.3M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,475 | 1,835 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.7% | +2.6% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,171 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $66,417 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 37+5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 725
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 194 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,532+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,563
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 566 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 232
- Median household income
- $66,417+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,158
- Median home value
- $188,900
- Jobs located here
- 75,052
- Daytime population
- 146,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Black Hawk County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dubuque County, IA | 48 | 7 | 1.7 | $7.2M | +0.1% | #454 of 847 |
| 2Polk County, IA | 45 | 47 | 2.3 | $5.7M | +4.8% | #514 of 847 |
| 3Woodbury County, IA | 44 | 7 | 1.7 | $6.9M | +0.7% | #524 of 847 |
| 4Johnson County, IA | 40 | 18 | 2.8 | $4.5M | +4.6% | #603 of 847 |
| 5Scott County, IA | 36 | 17 | 2.3 | $5.4M | +0.4% | #660 of 847 |
| 6Story County, IA | 31 | 11 | 2.8 | $4.3M | +2.7% | #741 of 847 |
| 7Linn County, IA | 29 | 26 | 2.7 | $4.6M | +0.7% | #760 of 847 |
| 8Marion County, IA | 26 | 5 | 3.8 | $3.3M | +2.3% | #780 of 847 |
| 9Black Hawk County, IA | 18 | 19 | 3.5 | $3.4M | +0.4% | #830 of 847 |
| 10Hardin County, IA | 13 | 5 | 7.1 | $1.6M | −2.2% | #842 of 847 |
Other business types in Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County, IA?
There are 19 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Black Hawk County as of September 2026. 4 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Black Hawk County, IA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $63.9M a year, or $1,171 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 54,563 households in Black Hawk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Black Hawk County, IA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Black Hawk County has 3.5 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $3.4M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Black Hawk County would have about 10, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,475 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Black Hawk County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Black Hawk County at 131,532 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,563 households. Median household income in Black Hawk County is $66,417, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Black Hawk County scores 18 for house cleaning businesses (low), #830 of 847 scored counties.
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