Market rankings · Illinois
Landscaping and lawn care companies in Illinois
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Illinois, ranked by the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,468
- 108 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 5,034
- +7.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.7B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 2% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #32 of 51
- Market score 38 · Lower middle
A site report maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings around any address in Illinois by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Illinois has 2,468 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 108 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Illinois comes to about $6.7B a year: $1,322 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2,468 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.7M per company, 8% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Illinois was 5,034 in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,000 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 143 SBA-backed loans worth $51.9M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Illinois.
Among the 50 states and DC, Illinois ranks #32 for landscaping and lawn care companies, with a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle). Of the 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Paducah metro area scores highest (57). Of the 18 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Sterling area scores highest (55).
Every market in Illinois for landscaping and lawn care companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Illinois, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paducah, KY-IL | 57 | 21 | 5.0 | $2.7M | −1.2% | #147 of 385 |
| 1Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 50 | 1,643 | 4.5 | $3.1M | 0.0% | #184 of 385 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 49 | 14 | 3.7 | $3.1M | +1.7% | #190 of 385 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 39 | 658 | 5.7 | $2.3M | −0.2% | #259 of 385 |
| 2Champaign-Urbana, IL | 37 | 53 | 5.4 | $2.2M | +1.5% | #265 of 385 |
| 3Bloomington, IL | 34 | 43 | 6.1 | $2.1M | +0.1% | #288 of 385 |
| 4Kankakee, IL | 33 | 21 | 5.1 | $2.4M | −1.7% | #293 of 385 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 33 | 88 | 5.4 | $2.2M | −0.9% | #296 of 385 |
| 5Springfield, IL | 22 | 60 | 6.7 | $1.9M | −1.2% | #362 of 385 |
| 6Decatur, IL | 19 | 26 | 6.0 | $1.9M | −4.3% | #372 of 385 |
| 7Peoria, IL | 17 | 112 | 7.3 | $1.7M | −1.3% | #381 of 385 |
| 8Rockford, IL | 15 | 98 | 7.2 | $1.6M | −0.3% | #383 of 385 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sterling, IL | 55 | 7 | 3.0 | $3.8M | −2.6% | #150 of 399 |
| 2Danville, IL | 55 | 9 | 3.0 | $3.6M | −3.7% | #151 of 399 |
| 3Rochelle, IL | 52 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.9M | −0.7% | #168 of 399 |
| 4Galesburg, IL | 49 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.5M | −4.1% | #190 of 399 |
| Burlington, IA-IL | 45 | 6 | 3.0 | $3.7M | −2.5% | #227 of 399 |
| 5Taylorville, IL | 37 | 8 | 5.9 | $1.9M | −1.5% | #292 of 399 |
| 6Jacksonville, IL | 35 | 9 | 6.0 | $1.9M | −3.1% | #307 of 399 |
| 7Marion-Herrin, IL | 35 | 20 | 6.9 | $1.7M | +0.2% | #308 of 399 |
| 8Carbondale, IL | 34 | 10 | 4.4 | $2.4M | −1.5% | #315 of 399 |
| 9Pontiac, IL | 33 | 11 | 7.5 | $1.6M | −2.1% | #328 of 399 |
| 10Quincy, IL-MO | 30 | 16 | 5.1 | $2.2M | −2.0% | #342 of 399 |
| 11Mount Vernon, IL | 30 | 9 | 6.1 | $1.8M | −2.3% | #345 of 399 |
| 12Ottawa, IL | 30 | 42 | 6.8 | $1.8M | −1.6% | #347 of 399 |
| 13Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 28 | 11 | 5.3 | $2.1M | −1.0% | #358 of 399 |
| 14Effingham, IL | 28 | 12 | 6.6 | $1.9M | −0.9% | #361 of 399 |
| 15Dixon, IL | 28 | 9 | 6.7 | $1.8M | −3.4% | #363 of 399 |
| 16Macomb, IL | 26 | 6 | 5.1 | $2.1M | −4.5% | #366 of 399 |
| 17Freeport, IL | 18 | 12 | 6.2 | $1.8M | −3.0% | #394 of 399 |
| Centralia, IL | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $4.3M | −3.4% | |
| Canton, IL | Not scored | 4 | 2.9 | $3.8M | −2.0% | |
| Lincoln, IL | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $3.3M | −2.5% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cook County, IL | 68 | 499 | 2.4 | $5.6M | −1.3% | #273 of 1,493 |
| 2Vermilion County, IL | 55 | 9 | 3.0 | $3.6M | −3.7% | #568 of 1,493 |
| 3Whiteside County, IL | 54 | 7 | 3.0 | $3.8M | −2.6% | #596 of 1,493 |
| 4Knox County, IL | 51 | 5 | 2.4 | $4.5M | −4.1% | #670 of 1,493 |
| 5Ogle County, IL | 50 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.9M | −0.7% | #697 of 1,493 |
| 6Grundy County, IL | 50 | 13 | 6.3 | $2.2M | +2.9% | #712 of 1,493 |
| 7DuPage County, IL | 49 | 230 | 6.6 | $2.3M | +0.3% | #730 of 1,493 |
| 8Kendall County, IL | 47 | 37 | 8.2 | $1.8M | +9.9% | #806 of 1,493 |
| 9DeKalb County, IL | 46 | 20 | 5.1 | $2.4M | +1.5% | #823 of 1,493 |
| 10Champaign County, IL | 42 | 48 | 5.6 | $2.1M | +1.8% | #942 of 1,493 |
| 11Saline County, IL | 41 | 5 | 5.0 | $2.2M | −4.1% | #964 of 1,493 |
| 12Rock Island County, IL | 40 | 29 | 4.7 | $2.5M | −1.7% | #996 of 1,493 |
| 13McLean County, IL | 40 | 43 | 6.1 | $2.1M | +0.1% | #1,006 of 1,493 |
| 14Will County, IL | 39 | 195 | 8.0 | $1.8M | +2.2% | #1,051 of 1,493 |
| 15Kankakee County, IL | 38 | 21 | 5.1 | $2.4M | −1.7% | #1,063 of 1,493 |
| 16Iroquois County, IL | 37 | 5 | 4.4 | $2.6M | −3.0% | #1,085 of 1,493 |
| 17Jackson County, IL | 37 | 10 | 4.4 | $2.4M | −1.5% | #1,087 of 1,493 |
| 18LaSalle County, IL | 36 | 28 | 6.2 | $1.9M | −1.5% | #1,118 of 1,493 |
| 19Henry County, IL | 35 | 12 | 5.9 | $2M | −2.2% | #1,147 of 1,493 |
| 20Monroe County, IL | 35 | 10 | 7.2 | $2M | −0.3% | #1,149 of 1,493 |
| 21Christian County, IL | 35 | 8 | 5.9 | $1.9M | −1.5% | #1,152 of 1,493 |
| 22McHenry County, IL | 35 | 99 | 8.4 | $1.7M | +2.5% | #1,160 of 1,493 |
| 23Montgomery County, IL | 34 | 6 | 5.3 | $2.1M | −0.6% | #1,173 of 1,493 |
| 24Williamson County, IL | 33 | 20 | 6.9 | $1.7M | +0.2% | #1,209 of 1,493 |
| 25Kane County, IL | 32 | 160 | 8.7 | $1.7M | +1.8% | #1,227 of 1,493 |
Show all 102 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Edgar County, IL | 32 | 5 | 6.6 | $1.7M | −2.9% | #1,228 of 1,493 |
| 27Peoria County, IL | 31 | 50 | 6.4 | $1.9M | −1.6% | #1,248 of 1,493 |
| 28Sangamon County, IL | 31 | 57 | 6.7 | $1.8M | −1.0% | #1,249 of 1,493 |
| 29Jefferson County, IL | 31 | 9 | 6.1 | $1.8M | −2.3% | #1,250 of 1,493 |
| 30Lake County, IL | 31 | 238 | 9.2 | $1.7M | +0.8% | #1,254 of 1,493 |
| 31Madison County, IL | 31 | 84 | 7.6 | $1.6M | −1.0% | #1,255 of 1,493 |
| 32Livingston County, IL | 31 | 11 | 7.5 | $1.6M | −2.1% | #1,256 of 1,493 |
| 33Coles County, IL | 30 | 11 | 5.3 | $2.1M | −1.0% | #1,268 of 1,493 |
| 34McDonough County, IL | 29 | 6 | 5.1 | $2.1M | −4.5% | #1,294 of 1,493 |
| 35Morgan County, IL | 29 | 9 | 6.9 | $1.7M | −2.9% | #1,302 of 1,493 |
| 36Boone County, IL | 28 | 13 | 6.7 | $2M | +0.4% | #1,313 of 1,493 |
| 37St. Clair County, IL | 28 | 72 | 7.1 | $1.7M | −2.5% | #1,321 of 1,493 |
| 38Adams County, IL | 27 | 15 | 5.4 | $2.1M | −2.1% | #1,332 of 1,493 |
| 39Tazewell County, IL | 27 | 37 | 6.8 | $1.8M | −0.9% | #1,336 of 1,493 |
| 40Lee County, IL | 27 | 9 | 6.7 | $1.8M | −3.4% | #1,337 of 1,493 |
| 41Macoupin County, IL | 27 | 17 | 9.7 | $1.2M | −2.6% | #1,348 of 1,493 |
| 42Winnebago County, IL | 26 | 85 | 7.3 | $1.6M | −0.4% | #1,360 of 1,493 |
| 43Macon County, IL | 25 | 26 | 6.0 | $1.9M | −4.3% | #1,371 of 1,493 |
| 44Effingham County, IL | 24 | 10 | 7.2 | $1.7M | −0.5% | #1,392 of 1,493 |
| 45Clinton County, IL | 23 | 17 | 11.7 | $1.1M | +0.6% | #1,420 of 1,493 |
| 46Douglas County, IL | 20 | 9 | 11.6 | $1M | +0.5% | #1,443 of 1,493 |
| 47Stephenson County, IL | 19 | 12 | 6.2 | $1.8M | −3.0% | #1,447 of 1,493 |
| 48Woodford County, IL | 18 | 20 | 13.6 | $991K | −0.8% | #1,460 of 1,493 |
| 49Jo Daviess County, IL | 14 | 8 | 7.7 | $1.6M | −2.2% | #1,477 of 1,493 |
| 50Bureau County, IL | 14 | 13 | 9.3 | $1.3M | −2.1% | #1,478 of 1,493 |
| Franklin County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 1.9 | $5.7M | −2.1% | |
| Marion County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $4.3M | −3.4% | |
| Fulton County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 2.9 | $3.8M | −2.0% | |
| Randolph County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 2.5 | $4.5M | −0.6% | |
| Logan County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $3.3M | −2.5% | |
| Fayette County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.2% | |
| Jersey County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $10M | −1.5% | |
| Shelby County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $10.3M | −1.6% | |
| Perry County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $4.4M | −3.5% | |
| Crawford County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.3 | $2.2M | +0.1% | |
| Hancock County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $8.6M | −4.4% | |
| Union County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $3.7M | −3.7% | |
| Bond County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $7.2M | +0.6% | |
| Piatt County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 5.8 | $2.3M | +0.6% | |
| Warren County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $7.9M | −3.6% | |
| Wayne County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $3.7M | −1.6% | |
| Richland County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $7.1M | −3.7% | |
| Carroll County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 4.6 | $2.4M | −1.7% | |
| Mercer County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.1 | $2M | −2.6% | |
| De Witt County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.1 | $1.9M | −2.1% | |
| Clark County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.1 | $3.8M | −2.2% | |
| Lawrence County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.5 | $2.1M | −9.7% | |
| Pike County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $6.4M | −2.8% | |
| Moultrie County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.2 | $2.3M | −0.8% | |
| Massac County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 3.7 | $3M | −4.5% | |
| Washington County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.9 | $1.7M | −1.2% | |
| White County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $6M | −4.0% | |
| Ford County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $6.5M | −2.2% | |
| Johnson County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 4.9 | $2.3M | +0.4% | |
| Clay County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $5.8M | −3.6% | |
| Cass County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.9 | $1.9M | −4.0% | |
| Mason County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 6.9 | $1.6M | −4.9% | |
| Menard County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 5.7 | $2.1M | −3.3% | |
| Greene County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $5.1M | −5.1% | |
| Marshall County, IL | Not scored | 4 | 7.9 | $1.5M | −2.0% | |
| Wabash County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Cumberland County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 4.8 | $2.4M | −2.1% | |
| Jasper County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | $4.5M | −2.4% | |
| Hamilton County, IL | Not scored | 3 | 8.9 | $1.3M | −1.7% | |
| Schuyler County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.0% | |
| Brown County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 4.9 | $2.2M | +2.7% | |
| Henderson County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.6% | |
| Edwards County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 3.8 | $2.9M | −5.0% | |
| Putnam County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $3M | −0.1% | |
| Stark County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $2.7M | −1.2% | |
| Pulaski County, IL | Not scored | 1 | 5.2 | $1.9M | −6.9% | |
| Scott County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.0% | |
| Alexander County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.6% | |
| Gallatin County, IL | Not scored | 2 | 9.5 | $1.2M | −6.4% | |
| Calhoun County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Pope County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Hardin County, IL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Illinois?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,468 landscaping and lawn care companies in Illinois. 108 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 5,034 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Illinois spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $6.7B a year, or $1,322 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,468 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 5,036,449 households in Illinois and national spending patterns by income.
How does Illinois compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Illinois has 4.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.7M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Illinois would have about 2,274, against 2,468 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,000 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Illinois has the highest market score for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Among 12 scored metro areas in or partly in Illinois, the Paducah metro area scores highest, at 57 (upper middle). Among 18 scored small-town markets in or partly in Illinois, the Sterling area scores highest, at 55 (upper middle). Among 50 scored counties in Illinois, Cook County scores highest, at 68 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Illinois scores 38 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #32 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Illinois. It maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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