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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Sangamon County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,249 of 1,493 scored counties
#28 of 50 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
57
4 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
82
+5.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$105.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,243 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
194,170
−1.0% 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

Sangamon County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,249 of 1,493 scored counties and #28 of 50 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,243 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Sangamon County spend about $105.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $1.8M per company, 37% 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 57 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Sangamon County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 40% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Official counts show 82 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Sangamon County in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,034 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Sangamon County. Population estimates put the population change in Sangamon County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Sangamon 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 Sangamon County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureSangamon CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.74.94.8
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,0341,0001,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.1%+7.6%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,243$1,322$1,414
Median household income$75,357$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3138

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
78 → 82+5.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
408
Annual payroll, 2023
$20M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
574 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
13
Amount
$1.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Sangamon 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 Sangamon County

Population, 2025 estimate
194,170−1.0% since 2020
Households
84,762
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
868 sq. mi.
People per square mile
225
Median household income
$75,357+21.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,226
Median home value
$176,300
Jobs located here
128,055
Daytime population
233,017Residents 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 Sangamon 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
28Sangamon County, IL31576.7$1.8M−1.0%#1,249 of 1,493

Other business types in Sangamon 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 Sangamon County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 57 landscaping and lawn care companies in Sangamon County. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 82 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019.

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

About $105.3M a year, or $1,243 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 84,762 households in Sangamon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sangamon County has 6.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.8M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Sangamon County would have about 36, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,034 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Sangamon County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Sangamon County at 194,170 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 84,762 households. Median household income in Sangamon County is $75,357, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.7%, 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. Sangamon County scores 31 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,249 of 1,493 scored counties.

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