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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Midland County, MI

The landscaping and lawn care companies in Midland County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,135 of 1,493 scored counties
#24 of 64 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
29
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
26
+4.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$44.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,274 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
73% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,754
+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, Midland County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,135 of 1,493 scored counties and #24 of 64 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 landscaping and lawn care companies in Midland County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 73% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

At $1,274 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Midland County spend about $44.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 29 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.5M per company, 48% 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 26 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Midland County in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,346 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $179K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Midland County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Midland County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Midland 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 Midland County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMidland CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.36.44.8
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.9M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,3461,0741,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.0%+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$1,274$1,230$1,414
Median household income$77,705$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3622

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 26+4.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
126
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
290 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$179K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
83,754+0.3% since 2020
Households
34,993
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
518 sq. mi.
People per square mile
162
Median household income
$77,705+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,160
Median home value
$195,400
Jobs located here
33,850
Daytime population
84,932Residents 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 Midland 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
24Midland County, MI36298.3$1.5M+0.3%#1,135 of 1,493

Other business types in Midland 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 Midland County, MI?

There are 29 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Midland County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 4.0% from 2019.

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

About $44.6M a year, or $1,274 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 34,993 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Midland County has 8.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.5M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Midland County would have about 15, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,346 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Midland County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Midland County at 83,754 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,993 households. The median household income in Midland County is $77,705 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Midland County scores 36 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,135 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 Midland County

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