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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Callaway County, MO
How Callaway County, MO 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,176 of 1,493 scored counties
#32 of 45 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,178 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,765
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Callaway County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,176 of 1,493 scored counties and #32 of 45 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,178 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Callaway County spend about $19.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 34% 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 10 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Callaway County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Callaway County in 2023. That is one for every 785 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates show Callaway County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Callaway County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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 | Callaway County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 785 | 1,141 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,178 | $1,211 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $74,176 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Callaway 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 Callaway County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,765+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,485
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 835 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $74,176+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,804
- Median home value
- $201,600
- Jobs located here
- 15,131
- Daytime population
- 39,815Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Missouri market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Missouri for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with Callaway County marked.
Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Newton County, MO | 74 | 5 | 2.3 | $5.1M | +6.1% | #151 of 1,493 |
| 2Clay County, MO | 64 | 45 | 4.4 | $3M | +4.3% | #371 of 1,493 |
| 3Jasper County, MO | 63 | 15 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +3.7% | #396 of 1,493 |
| 4St. Louis city, MO | 58 | 33 | 2.3 | $4.9M | −7.4% | #496 of 1,493 |
| 5Platte County, MO | 58 | 24 | 5.5 | $2.6M | +6.7% | #507 of 1,493 |
| 6Lawrence County, MO | 57 | 5 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +3.7% | #523 of 1,493 |
| 7Johnson County, MO | 55 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +4.9% | #577 of 1,493 |
| 8Laclede County, MO | 55 | 6 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +2.5% | #579 of 1,493 |
| 9Franklin County, MO | 54 | 14 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +3.1% | #597 of 1,493 |
| 10Cape Girardeau County, MO | 52 | 14 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #657 of 1,493 |
| 32Callaway County, MO | 34 | 10 | 6.1 | $1.9M | +3.2% | #1,176 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Callaway 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 trades47
- HVAC and plumbing63
- Electricians45
- Roofing and gutters33
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control42
- Landscaping and lawn care34
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Callaway County, MO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 landscaping and lawn care companies in Callaway County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Callaway County, MO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $19.4M a year, or $1,178 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 16,485 households in Callaway County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Callaway County, MO compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Callaway County has 6.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.9M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Callaway County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 785 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Callaway County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Callaway County at 45,765 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,485 households. Median household income in Callaway County is $74,176, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.3%, 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. Callaway County scores 34 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,176 of 1,493 scored counties.
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