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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Montcalm County, MI
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Montcalm County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,028 of 1,493 scored counties
#16 of 64 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 25
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,118 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.2
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 69,406
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 landscaping and lawn care companies in Montcalm County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 10.2 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Montcalm County comes to about $27.4M a year: $1,118 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.1M per company, 63% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Montcalm County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 2,723 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $875K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Montcalm County.
Population estimates put the population change in Montcalm County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Montcalm County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,028 of 1,493 scored counties and #16 of 64 scored counties in Michigan.
How Montcalm 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.
| Measure | Montcalm County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.2 | 6.4 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.9M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,723 | 1,074 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,118 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $67,344 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $521K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 250 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $875K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Montcalm 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 Montcalm County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 69,406+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 24,511
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 705 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $67,344+36.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,730
- Median home value
- $185,500
- Jobs located here
- 14,213
- Daytime population
- 56,186Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Montcalm County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marquette County, MI | 69 | 5 | 1.8 | $6.4M | +2.3% | #257 of 1,493 |
| 2Wayne County, MI | 54 | 252 | 3.6 | $3.2M | −1.1% | #600 of 1,493 |
| 3Chippewa County, MI | 54 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.1M | −1.9% | #601 of 1,493 |
| 4Barry County, MI | 53 | 12 | 4.9 | $2.5M | +2.2% | #634 of 1,493 |
| 5Branch County, MI | 51 | 8 | 4.7 | $2.4M | +2.5% | #680 of 1,493 |
| 6Mecosta County, MI | 49 | 9 | 5.4 | $2M | +4.7% | #742 of 1,493 |
| 7Monroe County, MI | 48 | 36 | 5.7 | $2.2M | +0.7% | #764 of 1,493 |
| 8Dickinson County, MI | 46 | 6 | 5.0 | $2.2M | −0.3% | #830 of 1,493 |
| 9Ingham County, MI | 46 | 67 | 5.7 | $2M | +1.7% | #837 of 1,493 |
| 10Delta County, MI | 45 | 6 | 3.8 | $2.9M | −0.8% | #851 of 1,493 |
| 16Montcalm County, MI | 40 | 25 | 10.2 | $1.1M | +4.1% | #1,028 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Montcalm County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades66
- HVAC and plumbing71
- Electricians41
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control34
- Landscaping and lawn care40
- House cleaning34
- Pest control22
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Montcalm County, MI?
Montcalm County has 25 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 Montcalm County, MI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $27.4M a year, or $1,118 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 24,511 households in Montcalm County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montcalm County, MI compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Montcalm County has 10.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.1M, 63% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Montcalm County would have about 9, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,723 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Montcalm County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Montcalm County at 69,406 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,511 households. The median household income in Montcalm County is $67,344 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.2% 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. Montcalm County scores 40 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,028 of 1,493 scored counties.
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