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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Wapello County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Wapello County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #918 of 1,493 scored counties
#8 of 39 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,118 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,210
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 landscaping and lawn care companies in Wapello County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,118 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Wapello County spend about $15.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $2.2M per company, 24% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Wapello County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 1,750 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $168K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Wapello County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wapello County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Wapello County is 43 (lower middle), #918 of 1,493 scored counties and #8 of 39 scored counties in Iowa.
How Wapello 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 | Wapello County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.1M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,750 | 1,059 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.3% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,118 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $64,766 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 28 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $731K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $168K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Wapello 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 Wapello County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,210−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,997
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 432 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $64,766+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,469
- Median home value
- $125,100
- Jobs located here
- 15,175
- Daytime population
- 34,077Residents 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 Wapello 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 Wapello 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 trades34
- HVAC and plumbing28
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters29
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control38
- Landscaping and lawn care43
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Wapello County, IA?
There are 7 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Wapello County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Wapello County, IA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $15.7M a year, or $1,118 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 13,997 households in Wapello County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wapello County, IA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Wapello County has 5.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.2M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Wapello County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,750 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Wapello County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Wapello County at 35,210 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,997 households. The median household income in Wapello County is $64,766 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Wapello County scores 43 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #918 of 1,493 scored counties.
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