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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Dallas County, IA
How Dallas 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #379 of 1,493 scored counties
#1 of 39 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 24
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +17.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $62.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,477 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,457
- +17.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 landscaping and lawn care companies in Dallas County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Dallas County comes to about $62.7M a year: $1,477 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per company, 11% below 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.
Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Dallas County in 2023, up 17.0% from 2019. That is one for every 772 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $834K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Dallas County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dallas County grew 17.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Dallas County is 64 (upper middle), #379 of 1,493 scored counties and #1 of 39 scored counties in Iowa.
How Dallas 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 | Dallas County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.1M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 772 | 1,059 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.0% | +10.3% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,477 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $102,379 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 55+17.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,048
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $119.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 240 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $834K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,457+17.8% since 2020
- Households
- 42,471
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 588 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 184
- Median household income
- $102,379+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,324
- Median home value
- $355,600
- Jobs located here
- 53,926
- Daytime population
- 106,998Residents 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 Dallas 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 |
Other business types in Dallas 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 trades87
- HVAC and plumbing91
- Electricians92
- Roofing and gutters75
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control70
- Landscaping and lawn care64
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Dallas County, IA?
There are 24 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Dallas County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 17.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Dallas County, IA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $62.7M a year, or $1,477 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 42,471 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, IA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Dallas County has 5.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.6M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Dallas County would have about 21, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 772 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 118,457 people in 2025, up 17.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,471 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $102,379 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.7% 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. 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. Dallas County scores 64 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #379 of 1,493 scored counties.
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