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Landscaping and lawn care companies in St. Clair County, IL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,321 of 1,493 scored counties
#37 of 50 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
72
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
94
−5.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$124.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,232 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
250,708
−2.5% 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

St. Clair County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,321 of 1,493 scored counties and #37 of 50 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in St. Clair County comes to about $124.3M a year: $1,232 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per company, 41% 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 72 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in St. Clair County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 94 businesses with payroll in St. Clair County classed as landscaping services, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,073 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in St. Clair County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Clair County declined 2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How St. Clair 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 St. Clair County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Clair CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.14.94.8
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,0731,0001,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.0%+7.6%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,232$1,322$1,414
Median household income$73,854$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score2838

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
99 → 94−5.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
654
Annual payroll, 2023
$36.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
720 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
42The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County

Population, 2025 estimate
250,708−2.5% since 2020
Households
100,846
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
658 sq. mi.
People per square mile
386
Median household income
$73,854+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,153
Median home value
$180,300
Jobs located here
90,959
Daytime population
229,240Residents 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 St. Clair 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
37St. Clair County, IL28727.1$1.7M−2.5%#1,321 of 1,493

Other business types in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County, IL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 72 landscaping and lawn care companies in St. Clair County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019.

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

About $124.3M a year, or $1,232 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 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 100,846 households in St. Clair County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Clair County has 7.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.7M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, St. Clair County would have about 42, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,073 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Clair County, IL growing?

Population estimates put St. Clair County at 250,708 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 100,846 households. Median household income in St. Clair County is $73,854, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. St. Clair County scores 28 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,321 of 1,493 scored counties.

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