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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Kanabec County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,327 of 1,493 scored counties
#34 of 46 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,177 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.6
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,628
+3.6% 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

Kanabec County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,327 of 1,493 scored counties and #34 of 46 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Kanabec County spend about $7.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,177 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 47% 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.

There are 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Kanabec County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, 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.

Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Kanabec County in 2023. That is one for every 821 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kanabec County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Kanabec 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 Kanabec County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureKanabec CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.66.74.8
Spending per listing$1.5M$2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment8219631,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,177$1,352$1,414
Median household income$71,460$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score2831

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 8
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
16,628+3.6% since 2020
Households
6,564
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
522 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$71,460+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,428
Median home value
$228,100
Jobs located here
4,304
Daytime population
13,380Residents 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 Kanabec 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
34Kanabec County, MN2857.6$1.5M+3.6%#1,327 of 1,493

Other business types in Kanabec 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 Kanabec County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 landscaping and lawn care companies in Kanabec County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $7.7M a year, or $1,177 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 6,564 households in Kanabec County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kanabec 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 $1.5M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Kanabec County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 821 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Kanabec County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Kanabec County at 16,628 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,564 households. Median household income in Kanabec County is $71,460, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Kanabec County scores 28 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,327 of 1,493 scored counties.

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