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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Burlington, IA-IL area

How the Burlington, IA-IL area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #227 of 399 scored small-town markets
#4 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Iowa

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,116 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,061
−2.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Burlington area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.0, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Burlington area comes to about $22.2M a year: $1,116 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $3.7M per company, 26% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in the Burlington area classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 1,170 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Burlington area declined 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Burlington area is 45 (lower middle), #227 of 399 scored small-town markets and #4 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Iowa.

How the Burlington area 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 Burlington, IA-IL area compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureBurlington areaIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.05.84.8
Spending per listing$3.7M$2.1M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,1701,0591,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.3%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,116$1,230$1,414
Median household income$62,811$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score4528

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17
Employees, 2023
116
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.7M
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
8The 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 the Burlington area, 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 the Burlington area

Population, 2025 estimate
44,061−2.5% since 2020
Households
19,882
Median age
43.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
795 sq. mi.
People per square mile
56
Median household income
$62,811+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,624
Median home value
$131,000
Jobs located here
20,875
Daytime population
44,288Residents 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 small-town markets in Iowa for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Iowa, with the Burlington area marked.

Top small-town markets in Iowa

Small-town markets in Iowa ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pella, IA5075.3$2.4M+2.3%#184 of 399
2Clinton, IA4784.1$2.9M−0.9%#213 of 399
3Marshalltown, IA4695.8$2M−0.5%#225 of 399
4Burlington, IA-IL4563.0$3.7M−2.5%#227 of 399
5Ottumwa, IA4475.0$2.2M−0.3%#243 of 399
6Carroll, IA4155.7$2.1M−2.0%#265 of 399
7Fort Madison, IA3964.2$2.7M−3.6%#274 of 399
8Muscatine, IA3395.2$2.2M−3.0%#323 of 399
9Fort Dodge, IA31117.2$1.6M−0.4%#337 of 399
10Mason City, IA30146.2$1.9M−1.5%#344 of 399

Other business types in the Burlington area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

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Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Burlington, IA-IL area?

The Burlington area has 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings 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 the Burlington, IA-IL area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $22.2M a year, or $1,116 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 19,882 households in the Burlington area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Burlington, IA-IL area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Burlington area has 3.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.7M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Burlington area would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,170 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is the Burlington, IA-IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Burlington area at 44,061 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,882 households. The median household income in the Burlington area is $62,811 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Burlington area scores 45 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #227 of 399 scored small-town markets.

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