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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Jackson County, MO
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Jackson County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #903 of 1,493 scored counties
#22 of 45 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 183
- 7 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 227
- +7.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $365.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,192 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 732,994
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 183 landscaping and lawn care companies in Jackson County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, 25% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Jackson County comes to about $365.7M a year: $1,192 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per company, 32% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Jackson County was 227 in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,352 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Jackson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Jackson County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jackson County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #903 of 1,493 scored counties and #22 of 45 scored counties in Missouri.
How Jackson 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 | Jackson County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,352 | 1,141 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.6% | +9.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,192 | $1,211 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $68,577 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 211 → 227+7.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,739
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $94.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1837 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 125The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Jackson 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 Jackson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 732,994+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 306,798
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,191
- Median household income
- $68,577+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,212
- Median home value
- $230,500
- Jobs located here
- 400,567
- Daytime population
- 769,958Residents 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 Jackson 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 |
| 22Jackson County, MO | 44 | 183 | 6.0 | $2M | +2.1% | #903 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Jackson 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 plumbing58
- Electricians55
- Roofing and gutters31
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control36
- Landscaping and lawn care44
- House cleaning30
- Pest control57
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Jackson County, MO?
There are 183 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. 7 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 227 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Jackson County, MO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $365.7M a year, or $1,192 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 183 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 306,798 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jackson County, MO compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Jackson County has 6.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Jackson County would have about 125, against 183 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,352 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Jackson County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Jackson County at 732,994 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 306,798 households. The median household income in Jackson County is $68,577 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Jackson County scores 44 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #903 of 1,493 scored counties.
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