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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #307 of 385 scored metro areas
#6 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
109
5 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
148
+10.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$207.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,380 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
370,214
−0.4% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Ann Arbor metro area is 32 (lower middle), #307 of 385 scored metro areas and #6 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 109 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Ann Arbor metro area. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

At $1,380 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Ann Arbor metro area spend about $207.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 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.

Official counts show 148 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Ann Arbor metro area in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Ann Arbor metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ann Arbor metro area declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Ann Arbor metro area 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 Ann Arbor, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureAnn Arbor metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.26.44.8
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.9M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,0171,0741,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.5%+15.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.4%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,380$1,230$1,414
Median household income$89,180$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3222

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
148+10.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
909
Annual payroll, 2023
$55.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1095 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$2.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Ann Arbor 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 Ann Arbor metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
370,214−0.4% since 2020
Households
150,550
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
706 sq. mi.
People per square mile
524
Median household income
$89,180+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,750
Median home value
$374,100
Jobs located here
186,868
Daytime population
409,361Residents 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 metro areas in Michigan for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Ann Arbor metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Monroe, MI43365.7$2.2M+0.7%#228 of 385
2Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI379915.6$2.3M+0.1%#263 of 385
3Lansing-East Lansing, MI371226.3$1.9M+1.4%#267 of 385
4Battle Creek, MI35305.6$2M−0.6%#279 of 385
5Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI33416.1$1.9M+1.8%#303 of 385
6Ann Arbor, MI321097.2$1.9M−0.4%#307 of 385
7Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI323347.6$1.7M+2.8%#309 of 385
8Bay City, MI31235.1$2.2M−1.6%#314 of 385
9Midland, MI31298.3$1.5M+0.3%#322 of 385
10Jackson, MI29386.1$1.9M−0.4%#333 of 385

Other business types in the Ann Arbor metro area

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

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area?

The Ann Arbor metro area has 109 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 148 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 10.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Ann Arbor, MI metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $207.8M a year, or $1,380 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 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 150,550 households in the Ann Arbor metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Ann Arbor, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Ann Arbor metro area has 7.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 50% 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, the Ann Arbor metro area would have about 71, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,017 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Ann Arbor, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Ann Arbor metro area at 370,214 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 150,550 households. The median household income in the Ann Arbor metro area is $89,180 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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 Ann Arbor metro area scores 32 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #307 of 385 scored metro areas.

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