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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Kootenai County, ID

How Kootenai County, ID 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,134 of 1,493 scored counties
#7 of 17 scored counties in Idaho

Listings
58
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
122
+34.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$92.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,294 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
69% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
191,864
+11.0% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Kootenai County is 36 (lower middle), #1,134 of 1,493 scored counties and #7 of 17 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 58 landscaping and lawn care companies in Kootenai County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Kootenai County comes to about $92.1M a year: $1,294 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 58 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.6M per company, 46% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 122 businesses with payroll in Kootenai County classed as landscaping services, up 34.1% from 2019. That is one for every 583 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $622K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Kootenai County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kootenai County grew 11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Kootenai County compares

The same measures for Idaho 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 Kootenai County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureKootenai CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.16.94.8
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.9M$2.9M
Households per official establishment5836111,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+34.1%+32.2%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.0%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,294$1,286$1,414
Median household income$81,861$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market score3630

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
91 → 122+34.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
498
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
580 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$622K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County

Population, 2025 estimate
191,864+11.0% since 2020
Households
71,172
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,238 sq. mi.
People per square mile
147
Median household income
$81,861+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,508
Median home value
$518,700
Jobs located here
71,721
Daytime population
176,785Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Idaho

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

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Latah County, ID6363.7$3.2M+5.6%#401 of 1,493
2Jefferson County, ID6254.9$2.7M+13.6%#431 of 1,493
3Ada County, ID491386.8$2.1M+9.6%#739 of 1,493
4Bonneville County, ID45347.7$1.7M+8.9%#880 of 1,493
5Bingham County, ID44116.8$1.8M+6.4%#905 of 1,493
6Bannock County, ID41226.5$1.8M+4.9%#977 of 1,493
7Kootenai County, ID36588.1$1.6M+11.0%#1,134 of 1,493
8Teton County, ID351021.4$687K+12.9%#1,167 of 1,493
9Canyon County, ID33667.7$1.6M+18.1%#1,212 of 1,493
10Bonner County, ID31188.9$1.4M+14.8%#1,261 of 1,493

Other business types in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County, ID?

Kootenai County has 58 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 122 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 34.1% from 2019.

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

About $92.1M a year, or $1,294 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 71,172 households in Kootenai County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kootenai County has 8.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.6M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Kootenai County would have about 32, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 583 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Kootenai County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Kootenai County at 191,864 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,172 households. The median household income in Kootenai County is $81,861 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.0% 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. Kootenai County scores 36 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,134 of 1,493 scored counties.

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