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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Jacksonville, IL area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Jacksonville, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #307 of 399 scored small-town markets
#6 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Illinois

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,153 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,381
−3.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Jacksonville area is 35 (lower middle), #307 of 399 scored small-town markets and #6 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Jacksonville area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, 25% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Households in the Jacksonville area spend about $17.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,153 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.9M per company, 34% 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.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Jacksonville area in 2023. That is one for every 1,512 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Jacksonville area declined 3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Jacksonville area 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 Jacksonville, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureJacksonville areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.04.94.8
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,5121,0001,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,153$1,322$1,414
Median household income$66,353$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3538

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10
Employees, 2023
74
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 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 the Jacksonville area, 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 the Jacksonville area

Population, 2025 estimate
37,381−3.1% since 2020
Households
15,122
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
820 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$66,353+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,058
Median home value
$125,500
Jobs located here
14,940
Daytime population
35,211Residents 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 small-town markets in Illinois for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Jacksonville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Illinois

Small-town markets in Illinois ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sterling, IL5573.0$3.8M−2.6%#150 of 399
2Danville, IL5593.0$3.6M−3.7%#151 of 399
3Rochelle, IL5294.3$2.9M−0.7%#168 of 399
4Galesburg, IL4952.4$4.5M−4.1%#190 of 399
Burlington, IA-IL4563.0$3.7M−2.5%#227 of 399
5Taylorville, IL3785.9$1.9M−1.5%#292 of 399
6Jacksonville, IL3596.0$1.9M−3.1%#307 of 399
7Marion-Herrin, IL35206.9$1.7M+0.2%#308 of 399
8Carbondale, IL34104.4$2.4M−1.5%#315 of 399
9Pontiac, IL33117.5$1.6M−2.1%#328 of 399

Other business types in the Jacksonville area

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

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Jacksonville, IL area?

The Jacksonville area has 9 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 10 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

How much do households in the Jacksonville, IL area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $17.4M a year, or $1,153 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 15,122 households in the Jacksonville area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Jacksonville area has 6.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 25% 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 national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Jacksonville area would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,512 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is the Jacksonville, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Jacksonville area at 37,381 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,122 households. The median household income in the Jacksonville area is $66,353 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Jacksonville area scores 35 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #307 of 399 scored small-town markets.

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