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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Hillsdale County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,181 of 1,493 scored counties
#29 of 64 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
12
2 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,135 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,738
0.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Hillsdale County is 34 (lower middle), #1,181 of 1,493 scored counties and #29 of 64 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,135 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Hillsdale County spend about $20.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 12 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.7M per company, 42% 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.

Hillsdale County has 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 40% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Hillsdale County in 2023. That is one for every 1,624 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates show Hillsdale County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureHillsdale CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.76.44.8
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.9M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,6241,0741,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,135$1,230$1,414
Median household income$64,242$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3422

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 11
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
122 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,7380.0% since 2020
Households
17,860
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$64,242+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,816
Median home value
$176,100
Jobs located here
12,372
Daytime population
39,069Residents 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 Hillsdale 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
29Hillsdale County, MI34126.7$1.7M0.0%#1,181 of 1,493

Other business types in Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 landscaping and lawn care companies in Hillsdale County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $20.3M a year, or $1,135 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 17,860 households in Hillsdale County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hillsdale County has 6.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.7M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Hillsdale County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,624 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Hillsdale County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Hillsdale County at 45,738 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,860 households. Median household income in Hillsdale County is $64,242, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.5%, 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. Hillsdale County scores 34 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,181 of 1,493 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Hillsdale County

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