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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Saline County, IL

The landscaping and lawn care companies in Saline County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #964 of 1,493 scored counties
#11 of 50 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,085 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,772
−4.1% 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

At $1,085 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Saline County spend about $10.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $2.2M per company, 26% 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.

Saline County has 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.0, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Saline County in 2023. That is one for every 3,341 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Saline County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Saline County is 41 (lower middle), #964 of 1,493 scored counties and #11 of 50 scored counties in Illinois.

How Saline 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 Saline County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureSaline CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.04.94.8
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment3,3411,0001,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,085$1,322$1,414
Median household income$53,117$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4138

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 3
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$379K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Saline 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 Saline County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,772−4.1% since 2020
Households
10,024
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
380 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$53,117+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,197
Median home value
$94,300
Jobs located here
8,022
Daytime population
21,366Residents 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 Saline 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
11Saline County, IL4155.0$2.2M−4.1%#964 of 1,493

Other business types in Saline 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 Saline County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 landscaping and lawn care companies in Saline County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $10.9M a year, or $1,085 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 10,024 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saline County has 5.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.2M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Saline County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,341 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Saline County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Saline County at 22,772 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,024 households. Median household income in Saline County is $53,117, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.5%, 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. Saline County scores 41 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #964 of 1,493 scored counties.

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

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