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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Ralls County, MO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,446 of 1,493 scored counties
#42 of 45 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,134 a household
Spending per listing
$900K
69% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.6
2.6 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,444
+0.9% 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

For landscaping and lawn care companies, Ralls County has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #1,446 of 1,493 scored counties and #42 of 45 scored counties in Missouri. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,134 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Ralls County spend about $4.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $900K per company, 69% 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.

Ralls County has 5 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 12.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Ralls County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 993 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates show Ralls County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Ralls 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 Ralls County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureRalls CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.65.04.8
Spending per listing$900K$2.4M$2.9M
Households per official establishment9931,1411,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,134$1,211$1,414
Median household income$65,388$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score2035

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$648K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Ralls 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 Ralls County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,444+0.9% since 2020
Households
3,970
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
470 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$65,388+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,616
Median home value
$168,200
Jobs located here
3,719
Daytime population
9,284Residents 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 Ralls 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
42Ralls County, MO20512.6$900K+0.9%#1,446 of 1,493

Other business types in Ralls 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 Ralls County, MO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 landscaping and lawn care companies in Ralls County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Ralls County, MO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $4.5M a year, or $1,134 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $900K 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 3,970 households in Ralls County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ralls County has 12.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $900K, 69% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Ralls County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 993 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Ralls County, MO growing?

Population estimates put Ralls County at 10,444 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,970 households. Median household income in Ralls County is $65,388, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Ralls County scores 20 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #1,446 of 1,493 scored counties.

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