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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Cass County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Cass County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,130 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,463
−4.0% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Cass County comes to about $5.8M a year: $1,130 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 34% 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.

There are 3 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Cass County as of September 2026. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Cass County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 1,282 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cass County declined 4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, Cass County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cass County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Cass County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.94.94.8
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,2821,0001,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,130$1,322$1,414
Median household income$68,125$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$872K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Cass 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 Cass County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,463−4.0% since 2020
Households
5,128
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
376 sq. mi.
People per square mile
34
Median household income
$68,125+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,028
Median home value
$97,100
Jobs located here
5,444
Daytime population
11,588Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Cook County, IL684992.4$5.6M−1.3%#273 of 1,493
2Vermilion County, IL5593.0$3.6M−3.7%#568 of 1,493
3Whiteside County, IL5473.0$3.8M−2.6%#596 of 1,493
4Knox County, IL5152.4$4.5M−4.1%#670 of 1,493
5Ogle County, IL5094.3$2.9M−0.7%#697 of 1,493
6Grundy County, IL50136.3$2.2M+2.9%#712 of 1,493
7DuPage County, IL492306.6$2.3M+0.3%#730 of 1,493
8Kendall County, IL47378.2$1.8M+9.9%#806 of 1,493
9DeKalb County, IL46205.1$2.4M+1.5%#823 of 1,493
10Champaign County, IL42485.6$2.1M+1.8%#942 of 1,493
Cass County, ILNot scored35.9$1.9M−4.0%

Other business types in Cass 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 Cass County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 landscaping and lawn care companies in Cass County. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $5.8M a year, or $1,130 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 5,128 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cass County has 5.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.9M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Cass County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,282 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 12,463 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,128 households. Median household income in Cass County is $68,125, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Cass County has no market score for landscaping and lawn care companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Cass County. 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.

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

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