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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Craighead County, AR
How Craighead County, AR compares with other counties and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #183 of 1,493 scored counties
#5 of 17 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 19
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $60.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,360 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,957
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 landscaping and lawn care companies in Craighead County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Craighead County comes to about $60.4M a year: $1,360 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per company, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Craighead County was 30 in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,481 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Craighead County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Craighead County is 73 (upper middle), #183 of 1,493 scored counties and #5 of 17 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Craighead County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 landscaping and lawn care 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.
| Measure | Craighead County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.6M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,481 | 1,602 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.1% | +9.8% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,360 | $1,357 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $59,548 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 71 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 30+7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 229
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 190 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 services in Craighead 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 Craighead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,957+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 44,437
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 707 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,548+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,050
- Median home value
- $210,400
- Jobs located here
- 53,731
- Daytime population
- 120,635Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Craighead County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saline County, AR | 82 | 19 | 3.8 | $3.9M | +7.6% | #54 of 1,493 |
| 2Benton County, AR | 82 | 52 | 4.6 | $3.6M | +16.0% | #55 of 1,493 |
| 3Crawford County, AR | 79 | 6 | 2.6 | $5.2M | +4.1% | #84 of 1,493 |
| 4Greene County, AR | 76 | 6 | 3.3 | $3.9M | +3.4% | #119 of 1,493 |
| 5Craighead County, AR | 73 | 19 | 4.3 | $3.2M | +4.8% | #183 of 1,493 |
| 6Faulkner County, AR | 73 | 23 | 4.7 | $3M | +8.2% | #184 of 1,493 |
| 7Sebastian County, AR | 71 | 20 | 3.8 | $3.5M | +2.2% | #225 of 1,493 |
| 8White County, AR | 71 | 11 | 3.7 | $3.4M | +4.2% | #226 of 1,493 |
| 9Independence County, AR | 71 | 6 | 4.1 | $3.2M | +2.2% | #231 of 1,493 |
| 10Pulaski County, AR | 67 | 79 | 4.6 | $3.1M | +1.3% | #300 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Craighead County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades40
- HVAC and plumbing41
- Electricians41
- Roofing and gutters59
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control58
- Landscaping and lawn care73
- House cleaning52
- Pest control40
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Craighead County, AR?
There are 19 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Craighead County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Craighead County, AR spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $60.4M a year, or $1,360 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,437 households in Craighead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Craighead County, AR compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Craighead County has 4.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.2M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Craighead County would have about 21, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,481 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Craighead County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Craighead County at 116,957 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,437 households. The median household income in Craighead County is $59,548 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Craighead County scores 73 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #183 of 1,493 scored counties.
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