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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Black Hawk County, IA
How Black Hawk County, IA 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 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,304 of 1,493 scored counties
#27 of 39 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 39
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +9.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,171 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.1
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,532
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Black Hawk County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,304 of 1,493 scored counties and #27 of 39 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Black Hawk County spend about $63.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,171 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 39 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.6M per company, 44% below 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.
Black Hawk County has 39 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 8%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.1 for every 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 47 businesses with payroll in Black Hawk County classed as landscaping services, up 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,161 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Black Hawk County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Black Hawk County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Black Hawk 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.
| Measure | Black Hawk County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.1M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,161 | 1,059 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.3% | +10.3% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,171 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $66,417 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 47+9.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 238
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 393 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,532+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 54,563
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 566 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 232
- Median household income
- $66,417+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,158
- Median home value
- $188,900
- Jobs located here
- 75,052
- Daytime population
- 146,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Black Hawk County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 64 | 24 | 5.7 | $2.6M | +17.8% | #379 of 1,493 |
| 2Benton County, IA | 63 | 5 | 4.9 | $2.6M | +1.8% | #412 of 1,493 |
| 3Warren County, IA | 60 | 10 | 4.8 | $2.8M | +9.0% | #464 of 1,493 |
| 4Polk County, IA | 52 | 127 | 6.2 | $2.1M | +4.8% | #662 of 1,493 |
| 5Clinton County, IA | 47 | 8 | 4.1 | $2.9M | −0.9% | #779 of 1,493 |
| 6Marion County, IA | 47 | 7 | 5.3 | $2.4M | +2.3% | #788 of 1,493 |
| 7Des Moines County, IA | 43 | 6 | 3.5 | $3.2M | −2.0% | #907 of 1,493 |
| 8Wapello County, IA | 43 | 7 | 5.0 | $2.2M | −0.3% | #918 of 1,493 |
| 9Marshall County, IA | 43 | 9 | 5.8 | $2M | −0.5% | #922 of 1,493 |
| 10Jones County, IA | 43 | 6 | 7.3 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #929 of 1,493 |
| 27Black Hawk County, IA | 29 | 39 | 7.1 | $1.6M | +0.4% | #1,304 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Black Hawk 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 trades50
- HVAC and plumbing66
- Electricians36
- Roofing and gutters45
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control20
- Landscaping and lawn care29
- House cleaning18
- Pest control23
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Black Hawk County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 landscaping and lawn care companies in Black Hawk County. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Black Hawk County, IA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $63.9M a year, or $1,171 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 54,563 households in Black Hawk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Black Hawk County, IA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Black Hawk County has 7.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.6M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Black Hawk County would have about 22, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,161 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Black Hawk County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Black Hawk County at 131,532 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,563 households. Median household income in Black Hawk County is $66,417, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Black Hawk County scores 29 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,304 of 1,493 scored counties.
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