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Landscaping and lawn care companies in St. Louis County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in St. Louis County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #676 of 1,493 scored counties
#13 of 45 scored counties in Missouri
- Listings
- 206
- 9 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 361
- +0.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $558.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,350 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 990,911
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 206 landscaping and lawn care companies in St. Louis County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in St. Louis County spend about $558.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,350 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 206 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.7M per company, 7% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 361 businesses with payroll in St. Louis County classed as landscaping services, up 0.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,146 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $7.1M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in St. Louis County.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Louis County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For landscaping and lawn care companies, St. Louis County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #676 of 1,493 scored counties and #13 of 45 scored counties in Missouri.
How St. Louis 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.
| Measure | St. Louis County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,146 | 1,141 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.3% | +9.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,350 | $1,211 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $82,936 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 360 → 361+0.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,920
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $156.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2069 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 191The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $7.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in St. Louis 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. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 990,911−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 413,849
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 509 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,958
- Median household income
- $82,936+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,036
- Median home value
- $276,800
- Jobs located here
- 655,776
- Daytime population
- 1,175,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Newton County, MO | 74 | 5 | 2.3 | $5.1M | +6.1% | #151 of 1,493 |
| 2Clay County, MO | 64 | 45 | 4.4 | $3M | +4.3% | #371 of 1,493 |
| 3Jasper County, MO | 63 | 15 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +3.7% | #396 of 1,493 |
| 4St. Louis city, MO | 58 | 33 | 2.3 | $4.9M | −7.4% | #496 of 1,493 |
| 5Platte County, MO | 58 | 24 | 5.5 | $2.6M | +6.7% | #507 of 1,493 |
| 6Lawrence County, MO | 57 | 5 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +3.7% | #523 of 1,493 |
| 7Johnson County, MO | 55 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +4.9% | #577 of 1,493 |
| 8Laclede County, MO | 55 | 6 | 4.1 | $2.5M | +2.5% | #579 of 1,493 |
| 9Franklin County, MO | 54 | 14 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +3.1% | #597 of 1,493 |
| 10Cape Girardeau County, MO | 52 | 14 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +2.7% | #657 of 1,493 |
| 13St. Louis County, MO | 51 | 206 | 5.0 | $2.7M | −1.2% | #676 of 1,493 |
Other business types in St. Louis County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades58
- HVAC and plumbing64
- Electricians68
- Roofing and gutters41
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control44
- Landscaping and lawn care51
- House cleaning45
- Pest control41
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in St. Louis County, MO?
St. Louis County has 206 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 361 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 0.3% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $558.8M a year, or $1,350 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 206 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 413,849 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MO compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
St. Louis County has 5.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.7M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 191, against 206 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,146 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MO growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 990,911 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 413,849 households. The median household income in St. Louis County is $82,936 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Louis County scores 51 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #676 of 1,493 scored counties.
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