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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Grand Rapids, MN area

How the Grand Rapids, MN area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #340 of 399 scored small-town markets
#10 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,169 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
79% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,404
+0.9% 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

For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Grand Rapids area has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #340 of 399 scored small-town markets and #10 of 15 scored small-town markets based in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Grand Rapids area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 79% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

At $1,169 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Grand Rapids area spend about $21.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 54% 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 Grand Rapids area was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,236 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Grand Rapids area. Population estimates show the Grand Rapids area grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Grand Rapids area 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 Grand Rapids, MN area compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureGrand Rapids areaMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.66.74.8
Spending per listing$1.4M$2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,2369631,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,169$1,352$1,414
Median household income$68,603$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score3131

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15
Employees, 2023
142
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$200K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids area

Population, 2025 estimate
45,404+0.9% since 2020
Households
18,541
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,668 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$68,603+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,664
Median home value
$225,200
Jobs located here
16,336
Daytime population
40,939Residents 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 small-town markets in Minnesota for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with the Grand Rapids area marked.

Top small-town markets in Minnesota

Small-town markets in Minnesota ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Austin, MN6085.1$2.4M+2.3%#118 of 399
2Bemidji, MN51105.5$2.1M+1.8%#178 of 399
3Winona, MN50136.4$1.9M+1.8%#188 of 399
4Faribault-Northfield, MN48166.8$1.9M+4.2%#206 of 399
5Albert Lea, MN3886.2$1.9M−1.5%#282 of 399
6Willmar, MN35137.4$1.7M+2.3%#309 of 399
7Red Wing, MN34157.6$1.7M+1.3%#318 of 399
8Detroit Lakes, MN34117.6$1.6M+0.9%#319 of 399
9Alexandria, MN34148.0$1.6M+2.6%#320 of 399
10Grand Rapids, MN31168.6$1.4M+0.9%#340 of 399

Other business types in the Grand Rapids area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Grand Rapids, MN area?

The Grand Rapids area has 16 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 15 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

How much do households in the Grand Rapids, MN area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $21.7M a year, or $1,169 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 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 18,541 households in the Grand Rapids area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Grand Rapids, MN area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Grand Rapids area has 8.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.4M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Grand Rapids area would have about 7, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,236 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is the Grand Rapids, MN area growing?

Population estimates put the Grand Rapids area at 45,404 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,541 households. The median household income in the Grand Rapids area is $68,603 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Grand Rapids area scores 31 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #340 of 399 scored small-town markets.

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