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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Dakota County, MN
How Dakota County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #738 of 1,493 scored counties
#10 of 46 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 121
- 8 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 216
- +13.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $254.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,460 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 457,710
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 121 landscaping and lawn care companies in Dakota County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Dakota County spend about $254.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,460 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 121 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.1M per company, 28% 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 Dakota County was 216 in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019. That is one for every 807 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Dakota County.
Population estimates put the population change in Dakota County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Dakota County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #738 of 1,493 scored counties and #10 of 46 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Dakota 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.
| Measure | Dakota County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 6.7 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 807 | 963 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.1% | +7.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,460 | $1,352 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $106,318 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 191 → 216+13.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,455
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $134.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1218 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 87The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Dakota 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 Dakota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 457,710+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 174,362
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 792
- Median household income
- $106,318+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,265
- Median home value
- $381,000
- Jobs located here
- 180,369
- Daytime population
- 396,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Dakota County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ramsey County, MN | 61 | 93 | 4.2 | $3.1M | −1.8% | #445 of 1,493 |
| 2Mower County, MN | 55 | 8 | 5.1 | $2.4M | +2.3% | #584 of 1,493 |
| 3Hennepin County, MN | 53 | 335 | 6.2 | $2.3M | +0.2% | #640 of 1,493 |
| 4Washington County, MN | 52 | 80 | 7.6 | $2M | +6.9% | #664 of 1,493 |
| 5St. Louis County, MN | 51 | 39 | 4.5 | $2.7M | +0.2% | #677 of 1,493 |
| 6Clay County, MN | 51 | 15 | 5.7 | $2.2M | +3.6% | #683 of 1,493 |
| 7Anoka County, MN | 51 | 90 | 6.5 | $2.1M | +4.7% | #685 of 1,493 |
| 8Olmsted County, MN | 50 | 48 | 7.2 | $2M | +2.3% | #715 of 1,493 |
| 9Pine County, MN | 49 | 6 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +5.5% | #729 of 1,493 |
| 10Dakota County, MN | 49 | 121 | 6.9 | $2.1M | +3.9% | #738 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Dakota County
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 trades78
- HVAC and plumbing84
- Electricians85
- Roofing and gutters57
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control52
- Landscaping and lawn care49
- House cleaning52
- Pest control85
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Dakota County, MN?
Dakota County has 121 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 216 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Dakota County, MN spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $254.6M a year, or $1,460 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 121 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 174,362 households in Dakota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dakota County, MN compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Dakota County has 6.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.1M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Dakota County would have about 87, against 121 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 807 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Dakota County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Dakota County at 457,710 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 174,362 households. The median household income in Dakota County is $106,318 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Dakota County scores 49 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #738 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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