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Market

Where the work is, who has momentum, what's coming into play, and what the fleet looks like.

12,808 active devices
Active devices
12,808
Out of service or lapsed
5,734
2,506 out of service (1,721 buildings) · 3,228 lapsed (1,872 buildings)
as of Oct 19, 2026

What's coming into play

Inspection lapses observed between census snapshots, by month.

MonthDevicesLapse events
Oct 2026120120
Sep 2026131131
Aug 2026124124
Jul 20264949

Where the work is coming into play

530 cities in Iowa, ranked by devices in play: out of service, with a lapsed certificate, or with a warranty window opening in the next 12 months.

CityIn playActive devicesOut of serviceLapsed
Des Moines1,290
Cedar Rapids829
Sioux City364
Council Bluffs316
West Des Moines435
Ames406
Davenport497
Iowa City719
Waterloo306
Dubuque424
Clinton103
Fort Dodge102
Cities 13 to 100 of 530
CityIn playActive devicesOut of serviceLapsed
Urbandale99
Ankeny179
Burlington93
Mason City130
Bettendorf142
Coralville201
Muscatine122
Marshalltown108
Newton57
Cedar Falls180
Ottumwa92
Johnston76
Waukee70
Marion82
Oskaloosa47
Keokuk38
Altoona95
Pella77
Fairfield44
Atlantic23
Cherokee39
Storm Lake39
Clive60
Sioux Center53
Fort Madison20
Denison24
Decorah74
Boone30
Carroll27
Waverly60
Orange City42
Le Mars39
Glenwood29
Creston21
Webster City18
Grinnell84
Maquoketa26
Shenandoah21
Tama21
Red Oak16
Chariton14
North Liberty51
Spencer45
Pleasant Hill24
Nevada19
Charles City30
Spirit Lake29
Washington27
Iowa Falls14
Mount Pleasant42
Williamsburg18
Carter Lake10
Osceola22
Eagle Grove12
Indianola57
Clear Lake33
Norwalk21
Centerville19
Estherville18
Perry18
Harlan17
Woodbine8
Woodward6
Manchester23
Story City17
De Witt13
Eldora8
Humboldt8
Albia7
Grimes27
Sheldon26
Forest City23
Jefferson20
Monticello15
Windsor Heights12
Missouri Valley10
Rock Valley9
Oelwein8
Sergeant Bluff8
Hull7
Colfax6
Guthrie Center6
Ogden5
Stanton2
West Burlington32
Independence25
Algona23
Clarinda22

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What the fleet looks like

· 12,808 active devices
Active devices
12,808
as of Sep 30, 2026
With a known install year
3,577
28% of active
Modernization candidates
265
7% of aged stock

Vintage mix: active devices with a known install year.

InstalledDevicesShare
Before 1970521%
1970s1043%
1980s722%
1990s341%
2000s722%
2010s1,84852%
2020s1,39539%

By device type.

TypeActiveMedian install year25+ years
Passenger9,1212018217
Other1,752201615
Wheelchair lift97620203
Elevator (unspec.)468202422
Dumbwaiter23220160
Escalator13020182
Freight12920226

Buildings in the census

IA public records · data as of

9,342 buildings

BuildingCityActive devices
PIONEER PRAIRIE WIND FARM I & IIMITCHELL AND HOWARD COUNTIES 182
WHISPERING WILLOW WIND FARM1584 70TH ST Iowa Falls 121
BARTON970 410TH ST Kensett 118
UIHC ROY J CARVER PAVILION200 HAWKINS DR Iowa City 89
LOST LAKES WIND FARM LLC1481 135TH AVENUE Lake Park 61
FRANKLIN COUNTY WIND FARM1584 70TH ST Iowa Falls 60
NEW HARVEST WIND FARM2194 D AVENUE Schleswig 49
LEDYARD WIND FARM1900 460TH ST Lakota 46
GOOGLE LLC10410 BUNGE AVENUE Council Bluffs 36
IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER1200 PLEASANT ST Des Moines 33
GENESIS MEDICAL CENTER1227 E RUSHOLME ST Davenport 30
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY1251 BEAVER CHANNEL PARKWAY Clinton 28
UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL1026 A AVENUE NE Cedar Rapids 27
MARY GREELEY MEDICAL CENTER1111 DUFF AVENUE Ames 23
CLARK ALUMNI CENTER1220 1ST AVENUE NE Cedar Rapids 22
MERCY HOSPITAL500 E MARKET ST Iowa City 22
ST AMBROSE UNIVERSITY518 W LOCUST ST Davenport 22
DIESETH HALL700 COLLEGE DR Decorah 21
IDHS-GLENWOOD RESOURCE CENTER711 S VINE ST Glenwood 21
PHYSICIAN OFFICE BLDG EAST802 KENYON RD Fort Dodge 21
QUAKER OATS COMPANY CEDAR RAPIDS418 2ND ST NE Cedar Rapids 21
SOUTHERN HILLS EXPANSION910 E ADAMS ST Creston 21
LORAS COLLEGE1450 ALTA VISTA ST Dubuque 20
RIPPEY WIND FARM2123A 240TH ST Grand Junction 20
801 GRAND BUILDING801 GRAND AVENUE Des Moines 19

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