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House cleaning businesses in Minnehaha County, SD

The house cleaning businesses in Minnehaha County, SD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #707 of 847 scored counties
#1 of 3 scored counties in South Dakota

Listings
23
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
91
+15.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$106.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,257 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
212,691
+7.6% since 2020

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What this means

For house cleaning businesses, Minnehaha County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #707 of 847 scored counties and #1 of 3 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 house cleaning businesses in Minnehaha County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Households in Minnehaha County spend about $106.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,257 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 28% 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 Minnehaha County was 91 in 2023, up 15.2% from 2019. That is one for every 932 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Minnehaha County. Population estimates show Minnehaha County grew 7.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Minnehaha County compares

The same measures for South Dakota 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 Minnehaha County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureMinnehaha CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.12.2
Spending per listing$4.6M$6M$6.4M
Households per official establishment9321,2141,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.2%+18.0%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,257$1,222$1,414
Median household income$76,880$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score3331

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
79 → 91+15.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,195
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
231 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$5.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County

Population, 2025 estimate
212,691+7.6% since 2020
Households
84,814
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
807 sq. mi.
People per square mile
252
Median household income
$76,880+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,921
Median home value
$287,600
Jobs located here
135,684
Daytime population
228,682Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Minnehaha County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Minnehaha County, SD33232.7$4.6M+7.6%#707 of 847
2Pennington County, SD24163.5$3.5M+6.6%#793 of 847
3Codington County, SD1875.6$2.1M+4.3%#832 of 847

Other business types in Minnehaha County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Minnehaha County, SD?

Minnehaha County has 23 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 15.2% from 2019.

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

About $106.6M a year, or $1,257 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 84,814 households in Minnehaha County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Minnehaha County, SD compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Minnehaha County has 2.7 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $4.6M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Minnehaha County would have about 17, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 932 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Minnehaha County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Minnehaha County at 212,691 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,814 households. Median household income in Minnehaha County is $76,880, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Minnehaha County scores 33 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #707 of 847 scored counties.

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