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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Traverse City, MI metro area
The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Traverse City, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #382 of 385 scored metro areas
#15 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 76
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 129
- +21.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $82.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,267 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 63% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,972
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Traverse City metro area is 16 (low), #382 of 385 scored metro areas and #15 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 76 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Traverse City metro area. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 11.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in the Traverse City metro area spend about $82.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,267 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 76 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 the Traverse City metro area was 129 in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 507 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $5.3M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Traverse City metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Traverse City metro area grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Traverse City 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.
| Measure | Traverse City metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 6.4 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.9M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 507 | 1,074 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.7% | +15.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,267 | $1,230 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $80,889 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 129+21.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 505
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 762 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $5.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Traverse City 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 Traverse City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,972+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 65,429
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,691 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $80,889+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,351
- Median home value
- $324,300
- Jobs located here
- 61,451
- Daytime population
- 155,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Traverse City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe, MI | 43 | 36 | 5.7 | $2.2M | +0.7% | #228 of 385 |
| 2Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 37 | 991 | 5.6 | $2.3M | +0.1% | #263 of 385 |
| 3Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 37 | 122 | 6.3 | $1.9M | +1.4% | #267 of 385 |
| 4Battle Creek, MI | 35 | 30 | 5.6 | $2M | −0.6% | #279 of 385 |
| 5Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 33 | 41 | 6.1 | $1.9M | +1.8% | #303 of 385 |
| 6Ann Arbor, MI | 32 | 109 | 7.2 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #307 of 385 |
| 7Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 32 | 334 | 7.6 | $1.7M | +2.8% | #309 of 385 |
| 8Bay City, MI | 31 | 23 | 5.1 | $2.2M | −1.6% | #314 of 385 |
| 9Midland, MI | 31 | 29 | 8.3 | $1.5M | +0.3% | #322 of 385 |
| 10Jackson, MI | 29 | 38 | 6.1 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #333 of 385 |
| 15Traverse City, MI | 16 | 76 | 11.6 | $1.1M | +2.2% | #382 of 385 |
Other business types in the Traverse City metro area
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 trades27
- HVAC and plumbing49
- Electricians22
- Roofing and gutters34
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control17
- Landscaping and lawn care16
- House cleaning20
- Pest control28
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Traverse City, MI metro area?
There are 76 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Traverse City metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 129 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Traverse City, MI metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $82.9M a year, or $1,267 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 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 65,429 households in the Traverse City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Traverse City, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Traverse City metro area has 11.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2.4 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, the Traverse City metro area would have about 28, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 507 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Traverse City, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Traverse City metro area at 156,972 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,429 households. The median household income in the Traverse City metro area is $80,889 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. The Traverse City metro area scores 16 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #382 of 385 scored metro areas.
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