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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Cape Girardeau County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Cape Girardeau County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #657 of 1,493 scored counties
#10 of 45 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,167 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,999
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 landscaping and lawn care companies in Cape Girardeau County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Cape Girardeau County spend about $37.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,167 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.7M per company, 8% 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 28 businesses with payroll in Cape Girardeau County classed as landscaping services, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,159 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Cape Girardeau County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Cape Girardeau County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #657 of 1,493 scored counties and #10 of 45 scored counties in Missouri.
How Cape Girardeau 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 | Cape Girardeau County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,159 | 1,141 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.4% | +9.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,167 | $1,211 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $68,464 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 28−3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,999+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 32,454
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 579 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $68,464+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,147
- Median home value
- $220,700
- Jobs located here
- 39,481
- Daytime population
- 85,255Residents 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 Cape Girardeau 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 |
Other business types in Cape Girardeau 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 trades46
- HVAC and plumbing52
- Electricians41
- Roofing and gutters54
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control37
- Landscaping and lawn care52
- House cleaning43
- Pest control18
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Cape Girardeau County, MO?
Cape Girardeau County has 14 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Cape Girardeau County, MO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $37.9M a year, or $1,167 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 32,454 households in Cape Girardeau County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cape Girardeau County, MO compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Cape Girardeau County has 4.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.7M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Cape Girardeau County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,159 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cape Girardeau County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cape Girardeau County at 83,999 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,454 households. The median household income in Cape Girardeau County is $68,464 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. 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. Cape Girardeau County scores 52 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #657 of 1,493 scored counties.
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