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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Alcona County, MI

How Alcona County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,072 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,556
+3.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 landscaping and lawn care companies in Alcona County. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 19% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Alcona County comes to about $5.7M a year: $1,072 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.9M per company, 35% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Alcona County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,768 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Alcona County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, Alcona County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Alcona County compares

The same measures for Michigan 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 Alcona County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureAlcona CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.76.44.8
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.9M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,7681,0741,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,072$1,230$1,414
Median household income$54,993$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored22

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$336K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
10,556+3.7% since 2020
Households
5,305
Median age
59.0
Homes lived in by their owners
90%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
675 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$54,993+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,179
Median home value
$162,800
Jobs located here
1,273
Daytime population
8,748Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Michigan

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

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Marquette County, MI6951.8$6.4M+2.3%#257 of 1,493
2Wayne County, MI542523.6$3.2M−1.1%#600 of 1,493
3Chippewa County, MI5453.6$3.1M−1.9%#601 of 1,493
4Barry County, MI53124.9$2.5M+2.2%#634 of 1,493
5Branch County, MI5184.7$2.4M+2.5%#680 of 1,493
6Mecosta County, MI4995.4$2M+4.7%#742 of 1,493
7Monroe County, MI48365.7$2.2M+0.7%#764 of 1,493
8Dickinson County, MI4665.0$2.2M−0.3%#830 of 1,493
9Ingham County, MI46675.7$2M+1.7%#837 of 1,493
10Delta County, MI4563.8$2.9M−0.8%#851 of 1,493
Alcona County, MINot scored35.7$1.9M+3.7%

Other business types in Alcona 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 Alcona County, MI?

Alcona County has 3 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $5.7M a year, or $1,072 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 5,305 households in Alcona County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Alcona County has 5.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.9M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Alcona County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,768 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Alcona County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Alcona County at 10,556 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,305 households. The median household income in Alcona County is $54,993 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Alcona County has no market score for landscaping and lawn care companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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