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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Cerro Gordo County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Cerro Gordo County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,425 of 1,493 scored counties
#29 of 39 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,180 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,372
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Cerro Gordo County is 22 (low), #1,425 of 1,493 scored counties and #29 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 Cerro Gordo County comes to about $23.1M a year: $1,180 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 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.
There are 14 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Cerro Gordo County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Cerro Gordo County classed as landscaping services, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 930 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates show Cerro Gordo County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cerro Gordo 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 | Cerro Gordo County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.1M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 930 | 1,059 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.5% | +10.3% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,180 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $68,189 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 21−12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- 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 Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,372−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 19,538
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 75
- Median household income
- $68,189+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,087
- Median home value
- $166,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,381
- Daytime population
- 45,188Residents 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 Cerro Gordo 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 |
| 29Cerro Gordo County, IA | 22 | 14 | 7.2 | $1.6M | −1.5% | #1,425 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Cerro Gordo 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 trades20
- HVAC and plumbing28
- Electricians25
- Roofing and gutters15
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control15
- Landscaping and lawn care22
- House cleaning10
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Cerro Gordo County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 landscaping and lawn care companies in Cerro Gordo County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Cerro Gordo County, IA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $23.1M a year, or $1,180 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 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 19,538 households in Cerro Gordo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cerro Gordo County, IA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Cerro Gordo County has 7.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 50% 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, Cerro Gordo County would have about 8, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 930 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cerro Gordo County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Cerro Gordo County at 42,372 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,538 households. Median household income in Cerro Gordo County is $68,189, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.4%, 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. Cerro Gordo County scores 22 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #1,425 of 1,493 scored counties.
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