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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Johnson County, KS

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Johnson County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #472 of 1,493 scored counties
#2 of 20 scored counties in Kansas

Listings
155
8 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
255
+9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$376.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,508 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
636,906
+4.2% 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

At $1,508 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Johnson County spend about $376.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 17% 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.

There are 155 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Johnson County was 255 in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 979 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 21 SBA-backed loans worth $9.1M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Johnson County.

Population estimates show Johnson County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Johnson County is 60 (upper middle), #472 of 1,493 scored counties and #2 of 20 scored counties in Kansas.

How Johnson County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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 Johnson County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.25.04.8
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.5M$2.9M
Households per official establishment9791,1851,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.4%+10.7%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,508$1,241$1,414
Median household income$109,208$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score6038

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
233 → 255+9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,055
Annual payroll, 2023
$170.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1558 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
129The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
21
Amount
$9.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
636,906+4.2% since 2020
Households
249,531
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
474 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,310
Median household income
$109,208+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$146,207
Median home value
$391,200
Jobs located here
379,207
Daytime population
678,980Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Johnson County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

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

Other business types in Johnson County

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

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Johnson County, KS?

As of September 2026, map listings count 155 landscaping and lawn care companies in Johnson County. 8 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 255 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019.

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

About $376.2M a year, or $1,508 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 155 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 249,531 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Johnson County, KS compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Johnson 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 $2.4M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Johnson County would have about 129, against 155 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 979 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Johnson County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 636,906 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 249,531 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $109,208, 35% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.6%, 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. Johnson County scores 60 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #472 of 1,493 scored counties.

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