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Lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Clarke County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Clarke County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,179 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
9,574
−1.6% 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

There are no lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings in Clarke County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies to household spending, Clarke County would have about 3, against none on map listings.

Households in Clarke County spend about $4.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,179 per household, 17% below the U.S. average.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Clarke County in 2023. That is one for every 1,018 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Clarke County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Clarke 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 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Lawn, cleaning and pest control in Clarke County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureClarke CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.08.98.4
Spending per listingn/a$1.4M$1.7M
Households per official establishment1,018625618
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.2%+8.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,179$1,230$1,414
Median household income$71,641$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$505K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Clarke 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 Clarke County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,574−1.6% since 2020
Households
4,071
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
431 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$71,641
Average household income
$95,019
Median home value
$161,100
Jobs located here
4,411
Daytime population
9,348Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Lawn, cleaning and pest control across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Clarke County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA70307.1$2.1M+17.8%#233 of 1,771
2Warren County, IA67146.8$2M+9.0%#287 of 1,771
3Benton County, IA6187.8$1.6M+1.8%#470 of 1,771
4Cedar County, IA5956.6$1.9M−0.7%#530 of 1,771
5Winneshiek County, IA5856.1$2M−1.6%#555 of 1,771
6Jones County, IA5667.3$1.6M+2.9%#646 of 1,771
7Carroll County, IA4778.0$1.5M−2.0%#966 of 1,771
8Polk County, IA4420710.1$1.3M+4.8%#1,100 of 1,771
9Bremer County, IA441111.3$1.1M+1.1%#1,107 of 1,771
10Henry County, IA4356.5$1.8M−5.4%#1,112 of 1,771
Clarke County, IANot scored00.0n/a−1.6%

Other business types in Clarke County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies are in Clarke County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Clarke County. The listings count landscapers and lawn care, house and carpet cleaners, pest control. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in 2023.

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

About $4.8M a year, or $1,179 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,071 households in Clarke County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clarke County, IA compare with the U.S. for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?

Clarke County has no lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings. At the national ratio of lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies to household spending, Clarke County would have about 3, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,018 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S.

How fast is Clarke County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Clarke County at 9,574 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,071 households. Median household income in Clarke County is $71,641, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies · All 56 business types in Clarke County

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