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Landscaping and lawn care companies in McDonald County, MO

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in McDonald County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,056 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,992
+3.1% 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

Households in McDonald County spend about $9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,056 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $3M per company, 3% above 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.

McDonald County has 3 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in McDonald County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 2,140 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in McDonald County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, McDonald County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How McDonald 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in McDonald County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMcDonald CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.55.04.8
Spending per listing$3M$2.4M$2.9M
Households per official establishment2,1401,1411,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,056$1,211$1,414
Median household income$52,375$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$125K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 McDonald 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 McDonald County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,992+3.1% since 2020
Households
8,558
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
539 sq. mi.
People per square mile
44
Median household income
$52,375+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$69,959
Median home value
$154,700
Jobs located here
7,407
Daytime population
21,137Residents 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 counties in Missouri for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Missouri, with McDonald County marked.

Top counties in Missouri

Counties in Missouri ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Newton County, MO7452.3$5.1M+6.1%#151 of 1,493
2Clay County, MO64454.4$3M+4.3%#371 of 1,493
3Jasper County, MO63153.0$3.6M+3.7%#396 of 1,493
4St. Louis city, MO58332.3$4.9M−7.4%#496 of 1,493
5Platte County, MO58245.5$2.6M+6.7%#507 of 1,493
6Lawrence County, MO5753.4$3.2M+3.7%#523 of 1,493
7Johnson County, MO5594.3$2.7M+4.9%#577 of 1,493
8Laclede County, MO5564.1$2.5M+2.5%#579 of 1,493
9Franklin County, MO54143.3$3.7M+3.1%#597 of 1,493
10Cape Girardeau County, MO52144.3$2.7M+2.7%#657 of 1,493
McDonald County, MONot scored33.5$3M+3.1%

Other business types in McDonald County

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

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in McDonald County, MO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 landscaping and lawn care companies in McDonald County. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

How much do households in McDonald County, MO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $9M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 8,558 households in McDonald County and national spending patterns by income.

How does McDonald County, MO compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

McDonald County has 3.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,140 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is McDonald County, MO growing?

Population estimates put McDonald County at 23,992 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,558 households. Median household income in McDonald County is $52,375, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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. McDonald County has no market score for landscaping and lawn care companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in McDonald County

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