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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Woodford County, IL

How Woodford 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 18 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,460 of 1,493 scored counties
#48 of 50 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
20
1 chain location (5%)
Official establishments
28
+21.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$19.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,350 a household
Spending per listing
$991K
66% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.6
2.8 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,111
−0.8% 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

Woodford County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,460 of 1,493 scored counties and #48 of 50 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 landscaping and lawn care companies in Woodford County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 13.6 per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Woodford County comes to about $19.8M a year: $1,350 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $991K per company, 66% 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 28 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Woodford County in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 524 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Woodford County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Woodford 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 Woodford County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWoodford CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.64.94.8
Spending per listing$991K$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment5241,0001,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+21.7%+7.6%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,350$1,322$1,414
Median household income$91,483$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score1838

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 28+21.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
99
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
201 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Woodford 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 Woodford County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,111−0.8% since 2020
Households
14,685
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
528 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$91,483+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$110,925
Median home value
$197,600
Jobs located here
11,396
Daytime population
31,315Residents 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 Woodford 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
48Woodford County, IL182013.6$991K−0.8%#1,460 of 1,493

Other business types in Woodford 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 Woodford County, IL?

Woodford County has 20 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019.

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

About $19.8M a year, or $1,350 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $991K 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 14,685 households in Woodford County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Woodford County has 13.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $991K, 66% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Woodford County would have about 7, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 524 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Woodford County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Woodford County at 38,111 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,685 households. The median household income in Woodford County is $91,483 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Woodford County scores 18 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #1,460 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 Woodford County

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