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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Lake County, IL
How Lake County, IL 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,254 of 1,493 scored counties
#30 of 50 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 238
- 19 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 706
- +11.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $396.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,535 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 92% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 719,339
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Lake County is 31 (lower middle), #1,254 of 1,493 scored counties and #30 of 50 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,535 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $396.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 238 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.7M per company, 43% 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 238 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 8%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.2, 92% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Lake County was 706 in 2023, up 11.2% from 2019. That is one for every 366 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $13.9M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Lake County. Population estimates show Lake County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 366 | 1,000 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.2% | +7.6% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,535 | $1,322 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $110,416 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 635 → 706+11.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,022
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $340.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23819 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 136The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 22
- Amount
- $13.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 719,339+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 258,455
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 444 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,610
- Median household income
- $110,416+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $155,726
- Median home value
- $345,700
- Jobs located here
- 328,525
- Daytime population
- 712,545Residents 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 Lake 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 |
| 30Lake County, IL | 31 | 238 | 9.2 | $1.7M | +0.8% | #1,254 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Lake 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 trades46
- HVAC and plumbing46
- Electricians62
- Roofing and gutters48
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control32
- Landscaping and lawn care31
- House cleaning44
- Pest control66
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Lake County, IL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 238 landscaping and lawn care companies in Lake County. 19 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 706 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 11.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Lake County, IL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $396.7M a year, or $1,535 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 238 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 258,455 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IL compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Lake County has 9.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.7M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Lake County would have about 136, against 238 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 366 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 719,339 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 258,455 households. Median household income in Lake County is $110,416, 37% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. Lake County scores 31 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,254 of 1,493 scored counties.
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