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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Carver County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,025 of 1,493 scored counties
#20 of 46 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
46
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
73
−3.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$66.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,617 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
114,379
+6.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 46 landscaping and lawn care companies in Carver County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 11.2 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Carver County comes to about $66.6M a year: $1,617 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 51% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 73 businesses with payroll in Carver County classed as landscaping services, down 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 564 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Carver County.

Population estimates show Carver County grew 6.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Carver County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,025 of 1,493 scored counties and #20 of 46 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Carver County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Carver County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureCarver CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.26.74.8
Spending per listing$1.4M$2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment5649631,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.9%+7.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,617$1,352$1,414
Median household income$125,946$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4031

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
76 → 73−3.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
337
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
460 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$1.7M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
114,379+6.6% since 2020
Households
41,175
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
354 sq. mi.
People per square mile
311
Median household income
$125,946+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$159,987
Median home value
$453,600
Jobs located here
38,239
Daytime population
88,928Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Carver County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ramsey County, MN61934.2$3.1M−1.8%#445 of 1,493
2Mower County, MN5585.1$2.4M+2.3%#584 of 1,493
3Hennepin County, MN533356.2$2.3M+0.2%#640 of 1,493
4Washington County, MN52807.6$2M+6.9%#664 of 1,493
5St. Louis County, MN51394.5$2.7M+0.2%#677 of 1,493
6Clay County, MN51155.7$2.2M+3.6%#683 of 1,493
7Anoka County, MN51906.5$2.1M+4.7%#685 of 1,493
8Olmsted County, MN50487.2$2M+2.3%#715 of 1,493
9Pine County, MN4964.9$2.4M+5.5%#729 of 1,493
10Dakota County, MN491216.9$2.1M+3.9%#738 of 1,493
20Carver County, MN404611.2$1.4M+6.6%#1,025 of 1,493

Other business types in Carver 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 Carver County, MN?

Carver County has 46 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 3.9% from 2019.

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

About $66.6M a year, or $1,617 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 41,175 households in Carver County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Carver County has 11.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.4M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Carver County would have about 23, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 564 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Carver County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Carver County at 114,379 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 41,175 households. The median household income in Carver County is $125,946 a year, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Carver County scores 40 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,025 of 1,493 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Carver County

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