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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Cole County, MO
How Cole 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 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,340 of 1,493 scored counties
#38 of 45 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 23
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +13.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $38.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,230 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,908
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
For landscaping and lawn care companies, Cole County has a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle): #1,340 of 1,493 scored counties and #38 of 45 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 landscaping and lawn care companies in Cole County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Cole County spend about $38.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,230 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per company, 43% 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 41 businesses with payroll in Cole County classed as landscaping services, up 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 758 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates show Cole County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cole 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 | Cole County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 758 | 1,141 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.9% | +9.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,230 | $1,211 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $74,876 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 41+13.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 299
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 230 chain locations
- 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 Cole 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 Cole County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,908+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 31,086
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 197
- Median household income
- $74,876+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,025
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 56,757
- Daytime population
- 96,838Residents 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 Cole 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 |
| 38Cole County, MO | 27 | 23 | 7.4 | $1.7M | +1.7% | #1,340 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Cole 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 trades27
- HVAC and plumbing30
- Electricians41
- Roofing and gutters27
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control23
- Landscaping and lawn care27
- House cleaning26
- Pest control28
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Cole County, MO?
There are 23 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Cole County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Cole County, MO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $38.2M a year, or $1,230 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 31,086 households in Cole County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cole County, MO compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Cole County has 7.4 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.7M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Cole County would have about 13, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 758 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cole County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Cole County at 77,908 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,086 households. The median household income in Cole County is $74,876 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Cole County scores 27 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,340 of 1,493 scored counties.
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