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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Lincoln County, SD
How Lincoln County, SD 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,059 of 1,493 scored counties
#5 of 10 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 30
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- +35.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $39M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,398 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,145
- +17.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 landscaping and lawn care companies in Lincoln County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,398 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Lincoln County spend about $39M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $1.3M per company, 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Lincoln County was 42 in 2023, up 35.5% from 2019. That is one for every 664 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $931K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Lincoln County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County grew 17.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Lincoln County is 39 (lower middle), #1,059 of 1,493 scored counties and #5 of 10 scored counties in South Dakota.
How Lincoln County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Lincoln County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.5M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 664 | 972 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.5% | +26.6% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,398 | $1,222 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $99,166 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 42+35.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 416
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 300 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
- 3
- Amount
- $931K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,145+17.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,879
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 577 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $99,166+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,275
- Median home value
- $348,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,510
- Daytime population
- 60,089Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Lincoln County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Minnehaha County, SD | 58 | 41 | 4.8 | $2.6M | +7.6% | #505 of 1,493 |
| 2Lawrence County, SD | 46 | 6 | 5.0 | $2.4M | +14.0% | #824 of 1,493 |
| 3Brookings County, SD | 45 | 8 | 5.8 | $2.1M | +9.6% | #869 of 1,493 |
| 4Pennington County, SD | 43 | 28 | 6.0 | $2M | +6.6% | #921 of 1,493 |
| 5Lincoln County, SD | 39 | 30 | 10.8 | $1.3M | +17.5% | #1,059 of 1,493 |
| 6Yankton County, SD | 38 | 6 | 6.2 | $1.9M | +1.5% | #1,074 of 1,493 |
| 7Meade County, SD | 35 | 7 | 5.8 | $2.1M | +2.7% | #1,145 of 1,493 |
| 8Brown County, SD | 30 | 9 | 5.5 | $2.2M | −1.7% | #1,267 of 1,493 |
| 9Davison County, SD | 29 | 6 | 6.7 | $1.7M | +0.6% | #1,301 of 1,493 |
| 10Codington County, SD | 24 | 9 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +4.3% | #1,394 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 trades66
- HVAC and plumbing78
- Electricians60
- Roofing and gutters47
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control37
- Landscaping and lawn care39
- House cleaning
- Pest control36
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Lincoln County, SD?
Lincoln County has 30 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 35.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Lincoln County, SD spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $39M a year, or $1,398 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 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 27,879 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, SD compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Lincoln County has 10.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2.3 times 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, Lincoln County would have about 13, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 664 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 77,145 people in 2025, up 17.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,879 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $99,166 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Lincoln County scores 39 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,059 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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