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House cleaning businesses in Polk County, IA
How Polk County, IA 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 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #514 of 847 scored counties
#2 of 11 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 47
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 152
- +6.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $269.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,311 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.7M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 516,546
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Polk County spend about $269.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,311 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 10% 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.
There are 47 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 152 businesses with payroll in Polk County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,351 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Polk County.
Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Polk County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #514 of 847 scored counties and #2 of 11 scored counties in Iowa.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $5.7M | $6.3M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,351 | 1,835 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.3% | +2.6% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,311 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $83,576 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 143 → 152+6.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,801
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $72.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 476 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 516,546+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 205,358
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 879
- Median household income
- $83,576+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,398
- Median home value
- $262,100
- Jobs located here
- 309,340
- Daytime population
- 566,731Residents 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 Polk 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 Polk 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 Polk County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 house cleaning businesses in Polk County. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 152 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 6.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Polk County, IA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $269.2M a year, or $1,311 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.7M 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 205,358 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, IA compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Polk County has 2.3 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.7M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Polk County would have about 42, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,351 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 516,546 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 205,358 households. The median household income in Polk County is $83,576 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Polk County scores 45 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #514 of 847 scored counties.
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