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Landscaping and lawn care companies in St. Charles County, MO

The landscaping and lawn care companies in St. Charles County, MO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #741 of 1,493 scored counties
#15 of 45 scored counties in Missouri

Listings
115
6 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
199
+9.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$232.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,441 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
426,499
+4.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 115 landscaping and lawn care companies in St. Charles County. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.1, 48% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in St. Charles County comes to about $232.5M a year: $1,441 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per company, 31% 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 St. Charles County was 199 in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 811 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in St. Charles County.

Population estimates show St. Charles County grew 4.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, St. Charles County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #741 of 1,493 scored counties and #15 of 45 scored counties in Missouri.

How St. Charles 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 St. Charles County, MO compared with Missouri and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Charles CountyMissouriU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.15.04.8
Spending per listing$2M$2.4M$2.9M
Households per official establishment8111,1411,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.9%+9.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.9%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,441$1,211$1,414
Median household income$104,692$70,702$80,734
Groundwork market score4935

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
181 → 199+9.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,662
Annual payroll, 2023
$86.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1156 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
79The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$2.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in St. Charles 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 St. Charles County

Population, 2025 estimate
426,499+4.9% since 2020
Households
161,311
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
560 sq. mi.
People per square mile
740
Median household income
$104,692+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$129,305
Median home value
$320,800
Jobs located here
167,185
Daytime population
365,581Residents 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 St. Charles 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
15St. Charles County, MO491157.1$2M+4.9%#741 of 1,493

Other business types in St. Charles 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 St. Charles County, MO?

There are 115 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in St. Charles County as of September 2026. 6 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 199 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019.

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

About $232.5M a year, or $1,441 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 115 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 161,311 households in St. Charles County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Charles County has 7.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, St. Charles County would have about 79, against 115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 811 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Charles County, MO growing?

Population estimates put St. Charles County at 426,499 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,311 households. The median household income in St. Charles County is $104,692 a year, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. St. Charles County scores 49 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #741 of 1,493 scored counties.

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