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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Grand Forks County, ND
How Grand Forks County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #916 of 1,493 scored counties
#5 of 7 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 16
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +24.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,189 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,501
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 landscaping and lawn care companies in Grand Forks County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Grand Forks County spend about $37.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,189 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.3M per company, 21% 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 31 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Grand Forks County in 2023, up 24.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,010 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grand Forks County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Grand Forks County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #916 of 1,493 scored counties and #5 of 7 scored counties in North Dakota.
How Grand Forks County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Grand Forks County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.6M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,010 | 1,162 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.0% | +6.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,189 | $1,246 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $68,075 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 31+24.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 177
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 160 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,501+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 31,295
- Median age
- 33.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $68,075+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,591
- Median home value
- $252,700
- Jobs located here
- 38,188
- Daytime population
- 77,655Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Grand Forks County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morton County, ND | 66 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +3.8% | #323 of 1,493 |
| 2Williams County, ND | 64 | 5 | 3.3 | $4.1M | +1.4% | #363 of 1,493 |
| 3Cass County, ND | 51 | 49 | 5.8 | $2.2M | +9.1% | #684 of 1,493 |
| 4Ward County, ND | 50 | 13 | 4.6 | $2.8M | −2.4% | #698 of 1,493 |
| 5Grand Forks County, ND | 43 | 16 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +1.9% | #916 of 1,493 |
| 6Stark County, ND | 41 | 7 | 5.2 | $2.4M | +0.5% | #959 of 1,493 |
| 7Burleigh County, ND | 33 | 41 | 9.9 | $1.3M | +4.7% | #1,213 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Grand Forks 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 trades43
- HVAC and plumbing43
- Electricians31
- Roofing and gutters59
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control31
- Landscaping and lawn care43
- House cleaning17
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Grand Forks County, ND?
There are 16 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Grand Forks County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 24.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Grand Forks County, ND spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $37.2M a year, or $1,189 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 31,295 households in Grand Forks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Forks County, ND compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Grand Forks County has 5.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.3M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Grand Forks County would have about 13, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,010 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Grand Forks County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Grand Forks County at 74,501 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,295 households. The median household income in Grand Forks County is $68,075 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Grand Forks County scores 43 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #916 of 1,493 scored counties.
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