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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Vermilion County, IL

How Vermilion 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #568 of 1,493 scored counties
#2 of 50 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,084 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
71,259
−3.7% 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 $1,084 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Vermilion County spend about $32.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 24% above 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.

Vermilion County has 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Vermilion County in 2023. That is one for every 3,343 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $258K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Vermilion County.

Population estimates put the population change in Vermilion County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For landscaping and lawn care companies, Vermilion County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #568 of 1,493 scored counties and #2 of 50 scored counties in Illinois.

How Vermilion 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 Vermilion County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureVermilion CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.04.94.8
Spending per listing$3.6M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment3,3431,0001,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,084$1,322$1,414
Median household income$56,877$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score5538

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 9
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$874K
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
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$258K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
71,259−3.7% since 2020
Households
30,084
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
898 sq. mi.
People per square mile
81
Median household income
$56,877+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,148
Median home value
$97,200
Jobs located here
24,379
Daytime population
64,835Residents 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 Vermilion 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

Other business types in Vermilion 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 Vermilion County, IL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 landscaping and lawn care companies in Vermilion County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $32.6M a year, or $1,084 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 30,084 households in Vermilion County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Vermilion County has 3.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.6M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Vermilion County would have about 11, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,343 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Vermilion County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Vermilion County at 71,259 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 30,084 households. Median household income in Vermilion County is $56,877, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Vermilion County scores 55 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #568 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 Vermilion County

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