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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Cedar County, IA

The landscaping and lawn care companies in Cedar County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,229 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,359
−0.7% 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

At $1,229 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Cedar County spend about $9.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 20% 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.

Cedar County has 4 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Cedar County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 1,524 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cedar County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, Cedar County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Cedar 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 Cedar County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureCedar CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.25.84.8
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.1M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,5241,0591,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.3%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,229$1,230$1,414
Median household income$80,602$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored28

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$444K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 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 Cedar 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 Cedar County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,359−0.7% since 2020
Households
7,622
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
580 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$80,602+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,864
Median home value
$211,300
Jobs located here
5,217
Daytime population
14,113Residents 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 Cedar 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
Cedar County, IANot scored45.2$2.3M−0.7%

Other business types in Cedar 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 Cedar County, IA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 landscaping and lawn care companies in Cedar County. 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 Cedar County, IA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $9.4M a year, or $1,229 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 7,622 households in Cedar County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cedar County has 5.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.3M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Cedar County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,524 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Cedar County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Cedar County at 18,359 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,622 households. Median household income in Cedar County is $80,602, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Cedar County has no market score for landscaping and lawn care companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Cedar County

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