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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Jefferson City, MO metro area

How the Jefferson City, MO metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #357 of 385 scored metro areas
#8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri

Listings
37
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
71
+24.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$70.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,201 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.3
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
152,712
+2.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Jefferson City metro area is 23 (low), #357 of 385 scored metro areas and #8 of 8 scored metro areas based in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

At $1,201 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Jefferson City metro area spend about $70.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 37 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.9M per company, 35% 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.

The Jefferson City metro area has 37 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Jefferson City metro area in 2023, up 24.6% from 2019. That is one for every 825 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Jefferson City metro area grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Jefferson City metro area 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Jefferson City, MO metro area compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson City metro areaMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.35.04.8
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.4M$2.9M
Households per official establishment8251,1411,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+24.6%+9.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,201$1,211$1,414
Median household income$74,030$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2335

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
71+24.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
461
Annual payroll, 2023
$22.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
370 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 the Jefferson City metro area, 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 the Jefferson City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
152,712+2.2% since 2020
Households
58,587
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,248 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$74,030+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,629
Median home value
$217,500
Jobs located here
80,011
Daytime population
160,422Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Missouri

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Missouri for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with the Jefferson City metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Missouri

Metro areas in Missouri ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Joplin, MO-KS65222.8$4M+3.9%#106 of 385
2Cape Girardeau, MO-IL49143.7$3.1M+1.7%#190 of 385
3Kansas City, MO-KS475245.9$2.2M+3.4%#205 of 385
4St. Louis, MO-IL396585.7$2.3M−0.2%#259 of 385
5Springfield, MO331175.9$2M+5.1%#301 of 385
6St. Joseph, MO-KS30234.9$2.3M−2.0%#323 of 385
7Columbia, MO27667.6$1.6M+3.9%#347 of 385
8Jefferson City, MO23376.3$1.9M+2.2%#357 of 385

Other business types in the Jefferson City metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Jefferson City, MO metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Jefferson City metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 24.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Jefferson City, MO metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $70.4M a year, or $1,201 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 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 58,587 households in the Jefferson City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jefferson City, MO metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Jefferson City metro area has 6.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.9M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Jefferson City metro area would have about 24, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 825 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Jefferson City, MO metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Jefferson City metro area at 152,712 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 58,587 households. Median household income in the Jefferson City metro area is $74,030, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. The Jefferson City metro area scores 23 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #357 of 385 scored metro areas.

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