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House cleaning businesses in Clinton County, IA
How Clinton County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 2 chain locations (67%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- −40.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $22.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,174 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.6M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,002
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Clinton County comes to about $22.9M a year: $1,174 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $7.6M per business, 19% above 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 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Clinton County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Clinton County was 12 in 2023, down 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,626 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Clinton County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, Clinton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Clinton 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 | Clinton County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $7.6M | $6.3M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,626 | 1,835 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −40.0% | +2.6% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,174 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $66,981 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 12−40.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 95
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,002−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,506
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $66,981+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,373
- Median home value
- $160,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,215
- Daytime population
- 42,953Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Clinton County, IA | Not scored | 3 | 1.5 | $7.6M | −0.9% |
Other business types in Clinton 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 Clinton County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 house cleaning businesses in Clinton County. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 40.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Clinton County, IA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $22.9M a year, or $1,174 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $7.6M 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 19,506 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, IA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Clinton County has 1.5 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $7.6M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Clinton County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,626 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 46,002 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,506 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $66,981 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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. Clinton County has no market score for house cleaning businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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