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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Whitley County, IN
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Whitley County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #780 of 1,493 scored counties
#14 of 63 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,223 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,046
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 landscaping and lawn care companies in Whitley County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,223 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Whitley County spend about $17.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $2.9M per company, 2% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Whitley County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 825 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $940K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Whitley County.
Population estimates put the population change in Whitley County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Whitley County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #780 of 1,493 scored counties and #14 of 63 scored counties in Indiana.
How Whitley County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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.
| Measure | Whitley County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.1M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 825 | 1,103 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.8% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,223 | $1,211 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $78,083 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $940K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Whitley 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 Whitley County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,046+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 14,029
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 336 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 103
- Median household income
- $78,083+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,006
- Median home value
- $219,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,433
- Daytime population
- 31,218Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Whitley County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hendricks County, IN | 70 | 33 | 4.9 | $2.9M | +10.2% | #252 of 1,493 |
| 2Clark County, IN | 64 | 23 | 4.5 | $2.7M | +7.5% | #377 of 1,493 |
| 3Harrison County, IN | 60 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.7M | +1.9% | #455 of 1,493 |
| 4Putnam County, IN | 60 | 7 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +3.2% | #473 of 1,493 |
| 5Hamilton County, IN | 59 | 96 | 7.0 | $2.3M | +10.9% | #494 of 1,493 |
| 6Montgomery County, IN | 53 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.7M | +2.7% | #626 of 1,493 |
| 7Morgan County, IN | 53 | 15 | 5.3 | $2.4M | +4.4% | #639 of 1,493 |
| 8Johnson County, IN | 53 | 38 | 6.1 | $2.2M | +7.4% | #642 of 1,493 |
| 9Clay County, IN | 50 | 5 | 4.7 | $2.5M | −0.1% | #701 of 1,493 |
| 10Lake County, IN | 50 | 95 | 4.9 | $2.5M | +1.1% | #702 of 1,493 |
| 14Whitley County, IN | 47 | 6 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +2.1% | #780 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Whitley County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades43
- HVAC and plumbing73
- Electricians31
- Roofing and gutters30
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control60
- Landscaping and lawn care47
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Whitley County, IN?
There are 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Whitley County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Whitley County, IN spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $17.2M a year, or $1,223 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 14,029 households in Whitley County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whitley County, IN compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Whitley County has 4.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.9M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 825 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Whitley County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Whitley County at 35,046 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,029 households. The median household income in Whitley County is $78,083 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Whitley County scores 47 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #780 of 1,493 scored counties.
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