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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Clinton County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Clinton County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,420 of 1,493 scored counties
#45 of 50 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 17
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,288 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,128
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Clinton County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,420 of 1,493 scored counties and #45 of 50 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 landscaping and lawn care companies in Clinton County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.7, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,288 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Clinton County spend about $18.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 62% 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 19 businesses with payroll in Clinton County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 767 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clinton County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Clinton 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.
| Measure | Clinton County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 767 | 1,000 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.6% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,288 | $1,322 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $86,588 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,128+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 14,570
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 78
- Median household income
- $86,588+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,402
- Median home value
- $192,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,557
- Daytime population
- 31,816Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Clinton County marked.
Top counties in Illinois
| 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 |
| 45Clinton County, IL | 23 | 17 | 11.7 | $1.1M | +0.6% | #1,420 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Clinton 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 plumbing28
- Electricians36
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control31
- Landscaping and lawn care23
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Clinton County, IL?
Clinton County has 17 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 19 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Clinton County, IL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $18.8M a year, or $1,288 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 14,570 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, IL compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Clinton County has 11.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.1M, 62% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Clinton County would have about 6, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 767 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 37,128 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,570 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $86,588 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Clinton County scores 23 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #1,420 of 1,493 scored counties.
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