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Landscaping and lawn care companies in St. Joseph County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in St. Joseph County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,262 of 1,493 scored counties
#36 of 64 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
20
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,126 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
55% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.5
77% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,968
+0.1% 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, St. Joseph County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,262 of 1,493 scored counties and #36 of 64 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in St. Joseph County comes to about $26.6M a year: $1,126 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per company, 55% 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 20 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in St. Joseph County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 households, 77% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in St. Joseph County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 1,968 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in St. Joseph County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Joseph CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.56.44.8
Spending per listing$1.3M$1.9M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,9681,0741,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,126$1,230$1,414
Median household income$66,425$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3122

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 12
Employees, 2023
41
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
200 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,968+0.1% since 2020
Households
23,620
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
501 sq. mi.
People per square mile
122
Median household income
$66,425+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,433
Median home value
$178,300
Jobs located here
19,267
Daytime population
52,362Residents 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 St. Joseph 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
36St. Joseph County, MI31208.5$1.3M+0.1%#1,262 of 1,493

Other business types in St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 landscaping and lawn care companies in St. Joseph County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $26.6M a year, or $1,126 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 23,620 households in St. Joseph County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Joseph County has 8.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 77% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.3M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, St. Joseph County would have about 9, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,968 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is St. Joseph County, MI growing?

Population estimates put St. Joseph County at 60,968 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,620 households. Median household income in St. Joseph County is $66,425, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. St. Joseph County scores 31 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,262 of 1,493 scored counties.

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