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

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #367 of 385 scored metro areas
#13 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan

Listings
56
2 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
61
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$88.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,131 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
187,688
−1.1% since 2020

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What this means

For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Saginaw metro area has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #367 of 385 scored metro areas and #13 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

At $1,131 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Saginaw metro area spend about $88.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 46% 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 56 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Saginaw metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Saginaw metro area in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,278 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $134K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Saginaw metro area. Population estimates show the Saginaw metro area declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Saginaw 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 Saginaw, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureSaginaw metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.26.44.8
Spending per listing$1.6M$1.9M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,2781,0741,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%+15.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,131$1,230$1,414
Median household income$60,622$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score2122

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
610.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
290
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
562 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$134K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
187,688−1.1% since 2020
Households
77,958
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
801 sq. mi.
People per square mile
236
Median household income
$60,622+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,545
Median home value
$152,800
Jobs located here
77,780
Daytime population
194,916Residents 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 Saginaw 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
13Saginaw, MI21567.2$1.6M−1.1%#367 of 385

Other business types in the Saginaw 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 Saginaw, MI metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 56 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Saginaw metro area. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.

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

About $88.1M a year, or $1,131 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 77,958 households in the Saginaw metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Saginaw metro area has 7.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.6M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Saginaw metro area would have about 30, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,278 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Saginaw, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Saginaw metro area at 187,688 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,958 households. Median household income in the Saginaw metro area is $60,622, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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 Saginaw metro area scores 21 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #367 of 385 scored metro areas.

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