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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Oskaloosa, IA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Oskaloosa, IA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,154 a household
Spending per listing
$10.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
21,880
−1.2% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Oskaloosa area comes to about $10.1M a year: $1,154 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.1M of household spending for each company on map listings. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies.

The Oskaloosa area has 1 landscaping or lawn care company on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Oskaloosa area in 2023. That is one for every 729 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Oskaloosa area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 landscaping or lawn care company on map listings, the Oskaloosa area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Oskaloosa 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 Oskaloosa, IA area compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureOskaloosa areaIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.15.84.8
Spending per listing$10.1M$2.1M$2.9M
Households per official establishment7291,0591,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.3%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,154$1,230$1,414
Median household income$70,940$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored28

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$582K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 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 the Oskaloosa 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 Oskaloosa area

Population, 2025 estimate
21,880−1.2% since 2020
Households
8,743
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$70,940+29.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,932
Median home value
$157,800
Jobs located here
8,845
Daytime population
19,874Residents 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 Oskaloosa 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
Oskaloosa, IANot scored11.1$10.1M−1.2%

Other business types in the Oskaloosa area

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

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Oskaloosa, IA area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 landscaping or lawn care company in the Oskaloosa area. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

How much do households in the Oskaloosa, IA area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $10.1M a year, or $1,154 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 landscaping or lawn care company on map listings, it comes to $10.1M 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 8,743 households in the Oskaloosa area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Oskaloosa area has 1 landscaping or lawn care company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Oskaloosa area would have about 3, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 729 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is the Oskaloosa, IA area growing?

Population estimates put the Oskaloosa area at 21,880 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,743 households. Median household income in the Oskaloosa area is $70,940, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.4%, 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. 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 Oskaloosa area has no market score for landscaping and lawn care companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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