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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Muskegon County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,050 of 1,493 scored counties
#19 of 64 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
41
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
46
+39.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$76M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,122 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
177,901
+1.8% 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

Households in Muskegon County spend about $76M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,122 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 37% 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.

Muskegon County has 41 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Muskegon County in 2023, up 39.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,472 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $23K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Muskegon County.

Population estimates put the population change in Muskegon County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Muskegon County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,050 of 1,493 scored counties and #19 of 64 scored counties in Michigan.

How Muskegon 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 Muskegon County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureMuskegon CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.16.44.8
Spending per listing$1.9M$1.9M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,4721,0741,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+39.4%+15.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,122$1,230$1,414
Median household income$65,024$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3922

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
33 → 46+39.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
184
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
411 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$23K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
177,901+1.8% since 2020
Households
67,732
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
504 sq. mi.
People per square mile
349
Median household income
$65,024+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,950
Median home value
$198,300
Jobs located here
56,600
Daytime population
160,507Residents 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 Muskegon 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
19Muskegon County, MI39416.1$1.9M+1.8%#1,050 of 1,493

Other business types in Muskegon 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 Muskegon County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 landscaping and lawn care companies in Muskegon County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 39.4% from 2019.

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

About $76M a year, or $1,122 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 67,732 households in Muskegon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Muskegon County has 6.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.9M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Muskegon County would have about 26, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,472 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 39.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Muskegon County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Muskegon County at 177,901 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,732 households. Median household income in Muskegon County is $65,024, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Muskegon County scores 39 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,050 of 1,493 scored counties.

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