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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Williamson County, IL

How Williamson 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,209 of 1,493 scored counties
#24 of 50 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
20
3 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
21
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,158 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.9
44% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,225
+0.2% 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

Williamson County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,209 of 1,493 scored counties and #24 of 50 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 landscaping and lawn care companies in Williamson County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Williamson County comes to about $33.6M a year: $1,158 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per company, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Williamson County in 2023. That is one for every 1,380 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Williamson County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Williamson 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 Williamson County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWilliamson CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.94.94.8
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,3801,0001,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.6%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,158$1,322$1,414
Median household income$65,604$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score3338

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 21
Employees, 2023
48
Annual payroll, 2023
$2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
203 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Williamson 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 Williamson County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,225+0.2% since 2020
Households
28,983
Median age
42.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
420 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$65,604+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,846
Median home value
$156,400
Jobs located here
28,604
Daytime population
68,042Residents 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 Williamson 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
24Williamson County, IL33206.9$1.7M+0.2%#1,209 of 1,493

Other business types in Williamson 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 Williamson County, IL?

There are 20 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Williamson County as of September 2026. 3 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $33.6M a year, or $1,158 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,983 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Williamson County has 6.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 44% 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 national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Williamson County would have about 12, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,380 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Williamson County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Williamson County at 67,225 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,983 households. The median household income in Williamson County is $65,604 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Williamson County scores 33 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,209 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 Williamson County

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