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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Mesa County, CO

The landscaping and lawn care companies in Mesa County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #763 of 1,493 scored counties
#13 of 26 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
37
3 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
67
+13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$82.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,253 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
162,845
+4.4% 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

At $1,253 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Mesa County spend about $82.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $2.2M per company, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies.

Mesa County has 37 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Mesa County in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 983 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Mesa County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Mesa County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #763 of 1,493 scored counties and #13 of 26 scored counties in Colorado.

How Mesa 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Mesa County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureMesa CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.65.54.8
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.6M$2.9M
Households per official establishment9839711,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.6%+8.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,253$1,449$1,414
Median household income$73,658$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score4853

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59 → 67+13.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
292
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
373 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 Mesa 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 Mesa County

Population, 2025 estimate
162,845+4.4% since 2020
Households
65,830
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,329 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$73,658+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,145
Median home value
$378,600
Jobs located here
65,394
Daytime population
156,691Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Mesa County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Broomfield County, CO86103.1$5.2M+6.3%#28 of 1,493
2Denver County, CO801334.0$3.7M+3.2%#73 of 1,493
3Douglas County, CO73916.5$2.8M+10.9%#190 of 1,493
4Adams County, CO71874.6$3.1M+6.6%#233 of 1,493
5Arapahoe County, CO681224.7$3.1M+2.8%#283 of 1,493
6Elbert County, CO6366.0$2.8M+16.5%#406 of 1,493
7Jefferson County, CO571305.4$2.9M−0.5%#527 of 1,493
8El Paso County, CO571796.2$2.3M+3.2%#538 of 1,493
9Pueblo County, CO56294.2$2.8M+0.6%#552 of 1,493
10Fremont County, CO5395.0$2.3M+2.4%#641 of 1,493
13Mesa County, CO48375.6$2.2M+4.4%#763 of 1,493

Other business types in Mesa County

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

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Mesa County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 landscaping and lawn care companies in Mesa County. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019.

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

About $82.5M a year, or $1,253 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per company. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 65,830 households in Mesa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Mesa County, CO compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Mesa County has 5.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 17% 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 U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Mesa County would have about 28, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 983 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Mesa County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Mesa County at 162,845 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,830 households. Median household income in Mesa County is $73,658, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Mesa County scores 48 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #763 of 1,493 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Mesa County

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