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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Olmsted County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Olmsted County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #715 of 1,493 scored counties
#8 of 46 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
48
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
58
+1.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$94.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,416 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.2
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
166,731
+2.3% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 landscaping and lawn care companies in Olmsted County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.2 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Olmsted County comes to about $94.7M a year: $1,416 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 48 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2M per company, 33% 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 58 businesses with payroll in Olmsted County classed as landscaping services, up 1.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,154 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Olmsted County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Olmsted County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #715 of 1,493 scored counties and #8 of 46 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Olmsted 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 Olmsted County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureOlmsted CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.26.74.8
Spending per listing$2M$2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,1549631,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.8%+7.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,416$1,352$1,414
Median household income$95,406$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5031

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
57 → 58+1.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,005
Annual payroll, 2023
$43.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
481 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Olmsted 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 Olmsted County

Population, 2025 estimate
166,731+2.3% since 2020
Households
66,918
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
654 sq. mi.
People per square mile
252
Median household income
$95,406+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$132,916
Median home value
$331,700
Jobs located here
111,121
Daytime population
185,535Residents 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 Olmsted 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

Other business types in Olmsted 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 Olmsted County, MN?

There are 48 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Olmsted County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 1.8% from 2019.

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

About $94.7M a year, or $1,416 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 66,918 households in Olmsted County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Olmsted County has 7.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Olmsted County would have about 32, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,154 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Olmsted County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Olmsted County at 166,731 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,918 households. The median household income in Olmsted County is $95,406 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Olmsted County scores 50 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #715 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 Olmsted County

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