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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Mason County, MI

How Mason 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 · out of 100

Score 14 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,479 of 1,493 scored counties
#61 of 64 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,154 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
58% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.4
96% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,040
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

For landscaping and lawn care companies, Mason County has a Groundwork market score of 14 (low): #1,479 of 1,493 scored counties and #61 of 64 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Mason County spend about $14.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,154 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 58% 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.

There are 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Mason County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 9.4 per 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Mason County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 711 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates show Mason County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Mason 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 Mason County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMason CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.46.44.8
Spending per listing$1.2M$1.9M$2.9M
Households per official establishment7111,0741,095
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$1,154$1,230$1,414
Median household income$64,748$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score1422

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 18
Employees, 2023
64
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Mason 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 Mason County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,0400.0% since 2020
Households
12,801
Median age
47.3
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
495 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$64,748+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,702
Median home value
$219,600
Jobs located here
8,586
Daytime population
26,202Residents 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 Mason 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
61Mason County, MI14129.4$1.2M0.0%#1,479 of 1,493

Other business types in Mason 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 Mason County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 landscaping and lawn care companies in Mason County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $14.8M a year, or $1,154 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 12,801 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mason County has 9.4 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.2M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Mason County would have about 5, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 711 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Mason County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Mason County at 29,040 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,801 households. Median household income in Mason County is $64,748, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Mason County scores 14 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #1,479 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 Mason County

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