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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Buchanan County, IA
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Buchanan County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,194 of 1,493 scored counties
#20 of 39 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,193 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.9
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,883
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Buchanan County is 34 (lower middle), #1,194 of 1,493 scored counties and #20 of 39 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Buchanan County comes to about $9.8M a year: $1,193 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per company, 63% 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.
There are 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Buchanan County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 10.9 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Buchanan County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 1,650 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Buchanan County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Buchanan 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 | Buchanan County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.9 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $2.1M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,650 | 1,059 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.3% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,193 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $78,236 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $549K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Buchanan 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 Buchanan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,883+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 8,252
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $78,236+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,957
- Median home value
- $176,000
- Jobs located here
- 6,604
- Daytime population
- 17,376Residents 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 Buchanan 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 |
| 20Buchanan County, IA | 34 | 9 | 10.9 | $1.1M | +1.3% | #1,194 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Buchanan 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 trades31
- HVAC and plumbing40
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters18
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control30
- Landscaping and lawn care34
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Buchanan County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 landscaping and lawn care companies in Buchanan County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Buchanan County, IA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $9.8M a year, or $1,193 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 8,252 households in Buchanan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buchanan County, IA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Buchanan County has 10.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.1M, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Buchanan County would have about 3, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,650 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Buchanan County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Buchanan County at 20,883 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,252 households. Median household income in Buchanan County is $78,236, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.7%, 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. Buchanan County scores 34 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,194 of 1,493 scored counties.
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