Home services · County · Minnesota
Landscaping and lawn care companies in Goodhue County, MN
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Goodhue County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,303 of 1,493 scored counties
#31 of 46 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- +4.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,257 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,195
- +1.3% since 2020
See the landscaping and lawn care companies around any address in Goodhue County
The site report maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Goodhue County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Goodhue County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,303 of 1,493 scored counties and #31 of 46 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Goodhue County spend about $24.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,257 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per company, 44% 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.
Goodhue County has 15 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.6 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Goodhue County classed as landscaping services, up 4.8% from 2019. That is one for every 897 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $556K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Goodhue County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Goodhue County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Goodhue 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 | Goodhue County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 6.7 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 897 | 963 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.8% | +7.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,257 | $1,352 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $84,171 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 22+4.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- 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
- 2
- Amount
- $556K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Goodhue 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 Goodhue County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,195+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 19,727
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 757 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $84,171+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,161
- Median home value
- $285,100
- Jobs located here
- 19,843
- Daytime population
- 42,664Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Goodhue County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Goodhue County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardLandscaping and lawn care across Minnesota
Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Goodhue 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 |
| 31Goodhue County, MN | 29 | 15 | 7.6 | $1.7M | +1.3% | #1,303 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Goodhue 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 trades34
- HVAC and plumbing39
- Electricians31
- Roofing and gutters50
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control29
- Landscaping and lawn care29
- House cleaning26
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Goodhue County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 landscaping and lawn care companies in Goodhue County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 4.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Goodhue County, MN spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $24.8M a year, or $1,257 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 19,727 households in Goodhue County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Goodhue County, MN compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Goodhue County has 7.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.7M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Goodhue County would have about 9, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 897 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Goodhue County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Goodhue County at 48,195 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,727 households. Median household income in Goodhue County is $84,171, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Goodhue County scores 29 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,303 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Goodhue County. It maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Goodhue County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Goodhue County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Goodhue County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.