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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Morgan County, MO

How Morgan 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 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,331 of 1,493 scored counties
#37 of 45 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,078 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
60% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
92% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
22,418
+6.8% 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 Morgan County is 28 (lower middle), #1,331 of 1,493 scored counties and #37 of 45 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 landscaping and lawn care companies in Morgan County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 9.2 per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

At $1,078 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Morgan County spend about $9.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 8 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.2M per company, 60% 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 Morgan County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 967 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Morgan County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Morgan 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 Morgan County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureMorgan CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.25.04.8
Spending per listing$1.2M$2.4M$2.9M
Households per official establishment9671,1411,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.8%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,078$1,211$1,414
Median household income$53,412$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2835

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 9
Employees, 2023
51
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,418+6.8% since 2020
Households
8,699
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$53,412+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,664
Median home value
$194,400
Jobs located here
4,715
Daytime population
19,301Residents 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 Morgan 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
37Morgan County, MO2889.2$1.2M+6.8%#1,331 of 1,493

Other business types in Morgan 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 Morgan County, MO?

Morgan County has 8 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $9.4M a year, or $1,078 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 8,699 households in Morgan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morgan County has 9.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.2M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Morgan County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 967 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Morgan County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Morgan County at 22,418 people in 2025, up 6.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,699 households. The median household income in Morgan County is $53,412 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Morgan County scores 28 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,331 of 1,493 scored counties.

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