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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Polk County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Polk County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #662 of 1,493 scored counties
#4 of 39 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 127
- 6 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 182
- +10.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $269.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,311 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 516,546
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 127 landscaping and lawn care companies in Polk County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.2, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,311 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $269.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $2.1M per company, 28% 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 182 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Polk County in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,128 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Polk County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Polk County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #662 of 1,493 scored counties and #4 of 39 scored counties in Iowa.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,128 | 1,059 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.3% | +10.3% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,311 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $83,576 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 165 → 182+10.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,059
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $60.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1276 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 92The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 516,546+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 205,358
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 573 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 879
- Median household income
- $83,576+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,398
- Median home value
- $262,100
- Jobs located here
- 309,340
- Daytime population
- 566,731Residents 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 Polk 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 Polk 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 trades53
- HVAC and plumbing73
- Electricians63
- Roofing and gutters35
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control44
- Landscaping and lawn care52
- House cleaning45
- Pest control48
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Polk County, IA?
There are 127 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. 6 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 182 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Polk County, IA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $269.2M a year, or $1,311 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 127 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 205,358 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, IA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Polk County has 6.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.1M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Polk County would have about 92, against 127 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,128 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 516,546 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 205,358 households. The median household income in Polk County is $83,576 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. 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. Polk County scores 52 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #662 of 1,493 scored counties.
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