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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Iosco County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,272 of 1,493 scored counties
#37 of 64 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,031 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,266
+0.3% 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

For landscaping and lawn care companies, Iosco County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #1,272 of 1,493 scored counties and #37 of 64 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 landscaping and lawn care companies in Iosco County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

At $1,031 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Iosco County spend about $12.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $1.7M per company, 41% 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 9 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Iosco County in 2023. That is one for every 1,301 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Iosco County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Iosco 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 Iosco County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureIosco CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.06.44.8
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.9M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,3011,0741,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,031$1,230$1,414
Median household income$50,066$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3022

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 9
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$886K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Iosco 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 Iosco County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,266+0.3% since 2020
Households
11,713
Median age
51.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
550 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$50,066+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,180
Median home value
$142,200
Jobs located here
5,682
Daytime population
22,967Residents 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 Iosco 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
37Iosco County, MI3076.0$1.7M+0.3%#1,272 of 1,493

Other business types in Iosco 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 Iosco County, MI?

There are 7 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Iosco County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $12.1M a year, or $1,031 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 11,713 households in Iosco County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Iosco County has 6.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.7M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Iosco County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,301 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Iosco County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Iosco County at 25,266 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,713 households. The median household income in Iosco County is $50,066 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.6% 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. Iosco County scores 30 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,272 of 1,493 scored counties.

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