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House cleaning businesses in Pennington County, SD

How Pennington County, SD 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 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #793 of 847 scored counties
#2 of 3 scored counties in South Dakota

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
56
+24.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$56.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,224 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
59% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
116,792
+6.6% 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

Pennington County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #793 of 847 scored counties and #2 of 3 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 house cleaning businesses in Pennington County. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Households in Pennington County spend about $56.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,224 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per business, 45% 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.

Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Pennington County in 2023, up 24.4% from 2019. That is one for every 828 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Population estimates show Pennington County grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pennington 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 Pennington County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasurePennington CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.52.12.2
Spending per listing$3.5M$6M$6.4M
Households per official establishment8281,2141,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+24.4%+18.0%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,224$1,222$1,414
Median household income$74,517$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market score2431

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
45 → 56+24.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
598
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Pennington 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 Pennington County

Population, 2025 estimate
116,792+6.6% since 2020
Households
46,370
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,777 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$74,517+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,289
Median home value
$302,200
Jobs located here
59,416
Daytime population
120,445Residents 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 Pennington 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 Pennington County

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

Questions

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

Pennington County has 16 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 24.4% from 2019.

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

About $56.8M a year, or $1,224 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 46,370 households in Pennington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pennington County has 3.5 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $3.5M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Pennington County would have about 9, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 828 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Pennington County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Pennington County at 116,792 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,370 households. Median household income in Pennington County is $74,517, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. Pennington County scores 24 for house cleaning businesses (low), #793 of 847 scored counties.

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