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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Van Buren County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,179 of 1,493 scored counties
#28 of 64 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
20
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
25
+8.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$35.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,163 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
76,071
+0.7% 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

Van Buren County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,179 of 1,493 scored counties and #28 of 64 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 landscaping and lawn care companies in Van Buren County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 35% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

At $1,163 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Van Buren County spend about $35.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 20 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.8M per company, 39% 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.

Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Van Buren County in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,225 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $54K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Van Buren County. Population estimates show Van Buren County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Van Buren 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 Van Buren County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureVan Buren CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.56.44.8
Spending per listing$1.8M$1.9M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,2251,0741,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+8.7%+15.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,163$1,230$1,414
Median household income$68,114$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3422

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 25+8.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
113
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.7M
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
12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$54K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
76,071+0.7% since 2020
Households
30,622
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
608 sq. mi.
People per square mile
125
Median household income
$68,114+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,909
Median home value
$206,500
Jobs located here
19,397
Daytime population
64,659Residents 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 Van Buren 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
28Van Buren County, MI34206.5$1.8M+0.7%#1,179 of 1,493

Other business types in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County, MI?

There are 20 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Van Buren County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019.

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

About $35.6M a year, or $1,163 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 30,622 households in Van Buren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Van Buren County has 6.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.8M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Van Buren County would have about 12, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,225 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Van Buren County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Van Buren County at 76,071 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,622 households. The median household income in Van Buren County is $68,114 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Van Buren County scores 34 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,179 of 1,493 scored counties.

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