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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Custer County, NE
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Custer County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 2 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,158 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 85% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,500
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 landscaping and lawn care companies in Custer County. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Custer County comes to about $5.2M a year: $1,158 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 56% 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.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Custer County in 2023. That is one for every 1,126 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Custer County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, Custer County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Custer County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Custer County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,126 | 850 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.8% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,158 | $1,248 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $67,906 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $248K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 42 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 Custer 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 Custer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,5000.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,502
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 2,576 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $67,906+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,495
- Median home value
- $157,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,714
- Daytime population
- 9,965Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison County, NE | 46 | 5 | 3.5 | $3.3M | +1.6% | #811 of 1,493 |
| 2Scotts Bluff County, NE | 44 | 6 | 4.0 | $2.8M | −1.3% | #883 of 1,493 |
| 3Dodge County, NE | 43 | 8 | 5.3 | $2.2M | +2.6% | #917 of 1,493 |
| 4Sarpy County, NE | 43 | 63 | 8.5 | $1.7M | +9.0% | #928 of 1,493 |
| 5Lancaster County, NE | 41 | 83 | 6.2 | $2M | +3.4% | #972 of 1,493 |
| 6Dawson County, NE | 39 | 5 | 5.5 | $2.2M | +1.5% | #1,039 of 1,493 |
| 7Douglas County, NE | 39 | 166 | 7.0 | $1.9M | +3.6% | #1,048 of 1,493 |
| 8Saunders County, NE | 34 | 7 | 7.9 | $1.7M | +6.0% | #1,182 of 1,493 |
| 9Cass County, NE | 34 | 9 | 8.3 | $1.6M | +3.9% | #1,186 of 1,493 |
| 10Buffalo County, NE | 33 | 13 | 6.5 | $1.9M | +1.9% | #1,201 of 1,493 |
| Custer County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 8.9 | $1.3M | 0.0% |
Other business types in Custer 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 trades14
- HVAC and plumbing15
- Electricians10
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control33
- Landscaping and lawn care
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Custer County, NE?
Custer County has 4 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 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 Custer County, NE spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $5.2M a year, or $1,158 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 4,502 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Custer County, NE compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Custer County has 8.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.3M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Custer County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,126 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Custer County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Custer County at 10,500 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,502 households. The median household income in Custer County is $67,906 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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. Custer County has no market score for landscaping and lawn care companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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