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Landscaping and lawn care companies in La Plata County, CO
How La Plata County, CO 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,000 of 1,493 scored counties
#20 of 26 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,362 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,898
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 landscaping and lawn care companies in La Plata County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,362 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in La Plata County spend about $33.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 15 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.2M per company, 24% below 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.
Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in La Plata County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 498 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of La Plata County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, La Plata County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,000 of 1,493 scored counties and #20 of 26 scored counties in Colorado.
How La Plata County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | La Plata County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.6M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 498 | 971 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +8.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,362 | $1,449 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $86,056 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 490.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 178
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 La Plata 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 La Plata County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,898+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,378
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,690 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $86,056+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,780
- Median home value
- $591,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,833
- Daytime population
- 57,893Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Colorado, with La Plata County marked.
Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Broomfield County, CO | 86 | 10 | 3.1 | $5.2M | +6.3% | #28 of 1,493 |
| 2Denver County, CO | 80 | 133 | 4.0 | $3.7M | +3.2% | #73 of 1,493 |
| 3Douglas County, CO | 73 | 91 | 6.5 | $2.8M | +10.9% | #190 of 1,493 |
| 4Adams County, CO | 71 | 87 | 4.6 | $3.1M | +6.6% | #233 of 1,493 |
| 5Arapahoe County, CO | 68 | 122 | 4.7 | $3.1M | +2.8% | #283 of 1,493 |
| 6Elbert County, CO | 63 | 6 | 6.0 | $2.8M | +16.5% | #406 of 1,493 |
| 7Jefferson County, CO | 57 | 130 | 5.4 | $2.9M | −0.5% | #527 of 1,493 |
| 8El Paso County, CO | 57 | 179 | 6.2 | $2.3M | +3.2% | #538 of 1,493 |
| 9Pueblo County, CO | 56 | 29 | 4.2 | $2.8M | +0.6% | #552 of 1,493 |
| 10Fremont County, CO | 53 | 9 | 5.0 | $2.3M | +2.4% | #641 of 1,493 |
| 20La Plata County, CO | 40 | 15 | 6.2 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #1,000 of 1,493 |
Other business types in La Plata 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 trades33
- HVAC and plumbing34
- Electricians40
- Roofing and gutters38
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control31
- Landscaping and lawn care40
- House cleaning23
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in La Plata County, CO?
La Plata County has 15 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in La Plata County, CO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $33.2M a year, or $1,362 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 24,378 households in La Plata County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Plata County, CO compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
La Plata County has 6.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.2M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, La Plata County would have about 11, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 498 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is La Plata County, CO growing?
Population estimates put La Plata County at 56,898 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,378 households. The median household income in La Plata County is $86,056 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. La Plata County scores 40 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,000 of 1,493 scored counties.
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