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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Monroe, MI metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #228 of 385 scored metro areas
#1 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
36
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
43
−4.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$78.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,246 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
156,004
+0.7% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Monroe metro area comes to about $78.5M a year: $1,246 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 36 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.2M per company, 26% 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 36 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Monroe metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 19% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in the Monroe metro area classed as landscaping services, down 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,466 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Monroe metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Monroe metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Monroe metro area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #228 of 385 scored metro areas and #1 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.

How the Monroe 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 Monroe, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.76.44.8
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.9M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,4661,0741,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.4%+15.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,246$1,230$1,414
Median household income$77,335$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4322

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43−4.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
127
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
362 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
156,004+0.7% since 2020
Households
63,029
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
549 sq. mi.
People per square mile
283
Median household income
$77,335+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,107
Median home value
$228,900
Jobs located here
38,727
Daytime population
128,192Residents 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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe, MI metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 36 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Monroe metro area. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 4.4% from 2019.

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

About $78.5M a year, or $1,246 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 63,029 households in the Monroe metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Monroe metro area has 5.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.2M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Monroe metro area would have about 27, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,466 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Monroe, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Monroe metro area at 156,004 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,029 households. Median household income in the Monroe metro area is $77,335, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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 Monroe metro area scores 43 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #228 of 385 scored metro areas.

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