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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Saunders County, NE

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,182 of 1,493 scored counties
#8 of 13 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,322 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
65% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,702
+6.0% 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 Saunders County is 34 (lower middle), #1,182 of 1,493 scored counties and #8 of 13 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 landscaping and lawn care companies in Saunders County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Saunders County comes to about $11.8M a year: $1,322 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per company, 43% 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 18 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Saunders County in 2023. That is one for every 494 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Saunders County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Saunders 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Saunders County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureSaunders CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.96.24.8
Spending per listing$1.7M$2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment4948501,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.8%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,322$1,248$1,414
Median household income$94,066$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score3426

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 18
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Saunders 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 Saunders County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,702+6.0% since 2020
Households
8,899
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
749 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$94,066+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,182
Median home value
$271,700
Jobs located here
5,794
Daytime population
16,853Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Saunders County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Madison County, NE4653.5$3.3M+1.6%#811 of 1,493
2Scotts Bluff County, NE4464.0$2.8M−1.3%#883 of 1,493
3Dodge County, NE4385.3$2.2M+2.6%#917 of 1,493
4Sarpy County, NE43638.5$1.7M+9.0%#928 of 1,493
5Lancaster County, NE41836.2$2M+3.4%#972 of 1,493
6Dawson County, NE3955.5$2.2M+1.5%#1,039 of 1,493
7Douglas County, NE391667.0$1.9M+3.6%#1,048 of 1,493
8Saunders County, NE3477.9$1.7M+6.0%#1,182 of 1,493
9Cass County, NE3498.3$1.6M+3.9%#1,186 of 1,493
10Buffalo County, NE33136.5$1.9M+1.9%#1,201 of 1,493

Other business types in Saunders 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 Saunders County, NE?

There are 7 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Saunders County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $11.8M a year, or $1,322 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 8,899 households in Saunders County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saunders County has 7.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.7M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Saunders County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 494 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Saunders County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Saunders County at 23,702 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,899 households. The median household income in Saunders County is $94,066 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.0% 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. Saunders County scores 34 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,182 of 1,493 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Saunders County

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