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House cleaning businesses in Rock County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #617 of 847 scored counties
#17 of 29 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
16
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
33
−5.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$80.9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,205 a household
Spending per listing
$5.1M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
9% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
166,472
+1.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 house cleaning businesses in Rock County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 8% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.

At $1,205 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Rock County spend about $80.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $5.1M per business, 21% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 33 businesses with payroll in Rock County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, down 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,036 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rock County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For house cleaning businesses, Rock County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #617 of 847 scored counties and #17 of 29 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Rock County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Rock County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureRock CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.42.02.2
Spending per listing$5.1M$6.4M$6.4M
Households per official establishment2,0361,7921,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.7%+5.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,205$1,250$1,414
Median household income$75,673$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3940

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 33−5.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
307
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
161 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Rock 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 Rock County

Population, 2025 estimate
166,472+1.7% since 2020
Households
67,201
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
718 sq. mi.
People per square mile
229
Median household income
$75,673+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,984
Median home value
$231,600
Jobs located here
69,632
Daytime population
154,793Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Rock County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ozaukee County, WI6651.3$11.1M+3.0%#144 of 847
2Fond du Lac County, WI6261.4$8.7M+0.5%#195 of 847
3Outagamie County, WI61141.8$7.3M+2.6%#221 of 847
4Winnebago County, WI58111.5$8M+1.4%#264 of 847
5Wood County, WI5551.6$7.4M−0.2%#312 of 847
6Columbia County, WI5452.1$6.2M−0.7%#335 of 847
7Marathon County, WI5391.6$7.9M+1.0%#345 of 847
8Brown County, WI49191.7$7.3M+2.6%#431 of 847
9Portage County, WI4862.0$6M+2.2%#456 of 847
10Dane County, WI46622.5$5.5M+4.9%#497 of 847
17Rock County, WI39162.4$5.1M+1.7%#617 of 847

Other business types in Rock County

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

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in Rock County, WI?

There are 16 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Rock County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, down 5.7% from 2019.

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

About $80.9M a year, or $1,205 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 67,201 households in Rock County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rock County, WI compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

Rock County has 2.4 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $5.1M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Rock County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,036 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Rock County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Rock County at 166,472 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,201 households. Median household income in Rock County is $75,673, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Rock County scores 39 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #617 of 847 scored counties.

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