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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Appanoose County, IA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,052 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
12,077
−1.7% 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

There are no landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Appanoose County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Appanoose County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

At $1,052 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Appanoose County spend about $5.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Appanoose County in 2023. That is one for every 1,733 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $160K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Appanoose County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Appanoose County declined 1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, Appanoose County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Appanoose County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 Appanoose County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureAppanoose CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.05.84.8
Spending per listingn/a$2.1M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,7331,0591,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.3%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,052$1,230$1,414
Median household income$54,934$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored28

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
1
Annual payroll, 2023
$131K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$160K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
12,077−1.7% since 2020
Households
5,199
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
497 sq. mi.
People per square mile
25
Median household income
$54,934+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,730
Median home value
$124,200
Jobs located here
4,190
Daytime population
10,783Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Appanoose County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA64245.7$2.6M+17.8%#379 of 1,493
2Benton County, IA6354.9$2.6M+1.8%#412 of 1,493
3Warren County, IA60104.8$2.8M+9.0%#464 of 1,493
4Polk County, IA521276.2$2.1M+4.8%#662 of 1,493
5Clinton County, IA4784.1$2.9M−0.9%#779 of 1,493
6Marion County, IA4775.3$2.4M+2.3%#788 of 1,493
7Des Moines County, IA4363.5$3.2M−2.0%#907 of 1,493
8Wapello County, IA4375.0$2.2M−0.3%#918 of 1,493
9Marshall County, IA4395.8$2M−0.5%#922 of 1,493
10Jones County, IA4367.3$1.6M+2.9%#929 of 1,493
Appanoose County, IANot scored00.0n/a−1.7%

Other business types in Appanoose 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 Appanoose County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no landscaping and lawn care companies in Appanoose County. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $5.5M a year, or $1,052 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 5,199 households in Appanoose County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Appanoose County has no landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Appanoose County would have about 2, against none on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,733 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Appanoose County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Appanoose County at 12,077 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,199 households. The median household income in Appanoose County is $54,934 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.8% 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. Appanoose County has no market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, having none on map listings.

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