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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Kansas

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Kansas, ranked by the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
590
19 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
991
+10.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.5B
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
Listings per 10k households
5.0
4% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2.5M
16% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#33 of 51
Market score 38 · Lower middle

A site report maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings around any address in Kansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 590 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Kansas as of September 2026. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Households in Kansas spend about $1.5B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,241 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 590 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.5M per company, 16% 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.

Official counts show 991 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Kansas in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,185 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 54 SBA-backed loans worth $19.4M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Kansas.

Among the 50 states and DC, Kansas ranks #33 for landscaping and lawn care companies, with a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Joplin metro area scores highest (65). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Pittsburg area scores highest (49).

Every market in Kansas for landscaping and lawn care companies

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Kansas, ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Joplin, MO-KS65222.8$4M+3.9%#106 of 385
1Manhattan, KS50214.1$2.8M+1.4%#186 of 385
2Topeka, KS47454.6$2.6M+0.1%#204 of 385
Kansas City, MO-KS475245.9$2.2M+3.4%#205 of 385
3Wichita, KS461244.9$2.5M+2.4%#210 of 385
4Lawrence, KS40285.6$2.2M+1.8%#252 of 385
St. Joseph, MO-KS30234.9$2.3M−2.0%#323 of 385

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Kansas, ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pittsburg, KS4953.2$3.3M+0.1%#191 of 399
2Arkansas City-Winfield, KS4553.7$2.9M−0.4%#229 of 399
3Ottawa, KS3787.7$1.5M+1.1%#295 of 399
4Great Bend, KS3454.8$2.3M−2.5%#316 of 399
5Salina, KS30176.8$1.7M−1.4%#348 of 399
6Hays, KS2875.7$2M+0.4%#360 of 399
7Emporia, KS2896.2$1.8M+0.4%#362 of 399
8McPherson, KS25129.9$1.2M−0.4%#375 of 399
9Hutchinson, KS22155.9$1.9M−0.6%#383 of 399
Garden City, KSNot scored32.3$5.3M−2.1%
Dodge City, KSNot scored10.8$13.9M−0.6%
Liberal, KSNot scored34.1$2.8M−3.6%
Atchison, KSNot scored23.5$3.1M−0.9%

Counties

Counties in Kansas, ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Leavenworth County, KS63113.6$3.6M+3.2%#395 of 1,493
2Johnson County, KS601556.2$2.4M+4.2%#472 of 1,493
3Geary County, KS5453.5$3M−1.2%#602 of 1,493
4Butler County, KS54145.5$2.3M+3.1%#613 of 1,493
5Crawford County, KS5153.2$3.3M+0.1%#672 of 1,493
6Sedgwick County, KS501055.1$2.4M+2.6%#703 of 1,493
7Shawnee County, KS48395.2$2.3M0.0%#759 of 1,493
8Cowley County, KS4653.7$2.9M−0.4%#814 of 1,493
9Douglas County, KS45285.6$2.2M+1.8%#865 of 1,493
10Riley County, KS44124.3$2.6M+0.8%#885 of 1,493
11Barton County, KS3654.8$2.3M−2.5%#1,112 of 1,493
12Franklin County, KS3487.7$1.5M+1.1%#1,190 of 1,493
13Miami County, KS32139.5$1.4M+5.9%#1,233 of 1,493
14Wyandotte County, KS28406.5$1.7M+1.0%#1,320 of 1,493
15Saline County, KS28167.1$1.6M−1.6%#1,324 of 1,493
16Lyon County, KS2696.7$1.6M+0.5%#1,358 of 1,493
17Ellis County, KS2575.7$2M+0.4%#1,368 of 1,493
18Montgomery County, KS2364.7$2.3M−3.9%#1,408 of 1,493
19McPherson County, KS22129.9$1.2M−0.4%#1,430 of 1,493
20Reno County, KS20155.9$1.9M−0.6%#1,436 of 1,493
Finney County, KSNot scored32.3$5.3M−2.1%
Ford County, KSNot scored10.8$13.9M−0.6%
Harvey County, KSNot scored42.9$4M−1.2%
Pottawatomie County, KSNot scored44.3$3.1M+6.9%
Sumner County, KSNot scored11.1$10.3M−0.1%
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Counties in Kansas, ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Seward County, KSNot scored34.1$2.8M−3.6%
Labette County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−2.4%
Cherokee County, KSNot scored22.5$4.2M−1.0%
Dickinson County, KSNot scored33.7$3.1M+1.4%
Jefferson County, KSNot scored34.0$3.1M−0.2%
Atchison County, KSNot scored23.5$3.1M−0.9%
Osage County, KSNot scored11.6$7.5M−0.3%
Neosho County, KSNot scored34.6$2.3M−1.7%
Bourbon County, KSNot scored23.4$3.2M−0.1%
Jackson County, KSNot scored24.0$3M+1.5%
Allen County, KSNot scored24.0$2.8M−1.8%
Marion County, KSNot scored36.3$1.8M−1.3%
Nemaha County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−2.1%
Marshall County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.7%
Linn County, KSNot scored36.9$1.7M+3.7%
Rice County, KSNot scored25.4$2.1M−1.2%
Brown County, KSNot scored37.9$1.5M−4.0%
Pratt County, KSNot scored12.9$3.9M−0.2%
Cloud County, KSNot scored25.2$2M−2.0%
Wilson County, KSNot scored38.5$1.3M−3.3%
Coffey County, KSNot scored12.8$4.2M+1.3%
Clay County, KSNot scored12.8$4.1M−1.7%
Thomas County, KSNot scored13.2$3.7M−2.5%
Anderson County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+2.3%
Doniphan County, KSNot scored13.7$3.3M+1.7%
Grant County, KSNot scored28.4$1.6M−4.0%
Kingman County, KSNot scored13.2$3.5M−5.4%
Wabaunsee County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+1.8%
Russell County, KSNot scored13.2$3.4M−1.4%
Ellsworth County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.7%
Pawnee County, KSNot scored14.2$2.9M−4.2%
Greenwood County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−2.3%
Sherman County, KSNot scored14.1$2.9M−2.4%
Ottawa County, KSNot scored14.2$2.9M+0.3%
Mitchell County, KSNot scored27.5$1.5M−3.2%
Gray County, KSNot scored14.7$2.7M+0.1%
Washington County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.2%
Harper County, KSNot scored14.5$2.4M−1.8%
Norton County, KSNot scored15.0$2.1M−3.0%
Morris County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.3%
Stevens County, KSNot scored210.6$1.1M−4.9%
Scott County, KSNot scored14.4$2.6M−6.3%
Phillips County, KSNot scored14.4$2.5M−4.8%
Rooks County, KSNot scored14.7$2.4M−4.9%
Republic County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.8%
Barber County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−2.9%
Stafford County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.3%
Meade County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Kearny County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−2.0%
Haskell County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−4.2%
Smith County, KSNot scored00.0n/a0.0%
Osborne County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−5.8%
Chautauqua County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.9%
Woodson County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+0.7%
Rush County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.2%
Lincoln County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.0%
Jewell County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.3%
Gove County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.0%
Edwards County, KSNot scored18.6$1.3M−8.6%
Trego County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−2.5%
Decatur County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.7%
Logan County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−2.9%
Ness County, KSNot scored18.6$1.4M−2.1%
Cheyenne County, KSNot scored18.3$1.3M−0.3%
Morton County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−8.4%
Chase County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Rawlins County, KSNot scored18.5$1.3M−5.3%
Hamilton County, KSNot scored00.0n/a+0.4%
Elk County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.9%
Sheridan County, KSNot scored110.1$1.2M−0.8%
Kiowa County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Graham County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−1.4%
Wichita County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−5.5%
Stanton County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−4.5%
Clark County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Comanche County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−0.4%
Hodgeman County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−7.0%
Lane County, KSNot scored114.1$824K−3.8%
Wallace County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−4.7%
Greeley County, KSNot scored00.0n/a−7.4%

Markets with fewer than 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Kansas?

As of September 2026, map listings count 590 landscaping and lawn care companies in Kansas. 19 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 991 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Kansas spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $1.5B a year, or $1,241 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 590 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 1,174,060 households in Kansas and national spending patterns by income.

How does Kansas compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Kansas 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 $2.5M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Kansas would have about 498, against 590 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,185 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Kansas has the highest market score for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Joplin metro area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Pittsburg area scores highest, at 49 (lower middle). Among 20 scored counties in Kansas, Leavenworth County scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Kansas scores 38 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #33 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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