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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Wichita, KS metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Wichita, KS metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #210 of 385 scored metro areas
#3 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas
- Listings
- 124
- 5 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 208
- +9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $305.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,200 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 663,809
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 124 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Wichita metro area. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in the Wichita metro area spend about $305.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,200 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 16% 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 208 businesses with payroll in the Wichita metro area classed as landscaping services, up 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,225 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Wichita metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Wichita metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Wichita metro area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #210 of 385 scored metro areas and #3 of 4 scored metro areas based in Kansas.
How the Wichita metro area 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.
| Measure | Wichita metro area | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,225 | 1,185 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.5% | +10.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,200 | $1,241 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $70,655 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 208+9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,331
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $59.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1245 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $5.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Wichita metro 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 Wichita metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 663,809+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 254,776
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,148 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 157
- Median household income
- $70,655+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,221
- Median home value
- $201,200
- Jobs located here
- 300,232
- Daytime population
- 657,026Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kansas for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Kansas (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Wichita metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joplin, MO-KS | 65 | 22 | 2.8 | $4M | +3.9% | #106 of 385 |
| 1Manhattan, KS | 50 | 21 | 4.1 | $2.8M | +1.4% | #186 of 385 |
| 2Topeka, KS | 47 | 45 | 4.6 | $2.6M | +0.1% | #204 of 385 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 47 | 524 | 5.9 | $2.2M | +3.4% | #205 of 385 |
| 3Wichita, KS | 46 | 124 | 4.9 | $2.5M | +2.4% | #210 of 385 |
| 4Lawrence, KS | 40 | 28 | 5.6 | $2.2M | +1.8% | #252 of 385 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 30 | 23 | 4.9 | $2.3M | −2.0% | #323 of 385 |
Other business types in the Wichita metro area
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 trades31
- HVAC and plumbing30
- Electricians39
- Roofing and gutters27
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control37
- Landscaping and lawn care46
- House cleaning38
- Pest control27
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Wichita, KS metro area?
The Wichita metro area has 124 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 208 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Wichita, KS metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $305.7M a year, or $1,200 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 124 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 254,776 households in the Wichita metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Wichita, KS metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Wichita metro area has 4.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2% 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 national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Wichita metro area would have about 104, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,225 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Wichita, KS metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Wichita metro area at 663,809 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 254,776 households. The median household income in the Wichita metro area is $70,655 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. The Wichita metro area scores 46 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #210 of 385 scored metro areas.
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