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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Watertown, SD area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Watertown, SD area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #353 of 399 scored small-town markets
#6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,160 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,562
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Watertown area is 29 (lower middle), #353 of 399 scored small-town markets and #6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Watertown area. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Watertown area comes to about $14.5M a year: $1,160 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per company, 45% 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 23 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Watertown area in 2023. That is one for every 545 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Watertown area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Watertown area 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 | Watertown area | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.5M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 545 | 972 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.6% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,160 | $1,222 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $72,727 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23
- Employees, 2023
- 49
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 the Watertown area, 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 the Watertown area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,562+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 12,526
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 688 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $72,727
- Average household income
- $90,805
- Median home value
- $237,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,302
- Daytime population
- 29,337Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in South Dakota for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with the Watertown area marked.
Top small-town markets in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spearfish, SD | 48 | 6 | 5.0 | $2.4M | +14.0% | #200 of 399 |
| 2Brookings, SD | 47 | 8 | 5.8 | $2.1M | +9.6% | #220 of 399 |
| 3Yankton, SD | 42 | 6 | 6.2 | $1.9M | +1.5% | #257 of 399 |
| 4Aberdeen, SD | 36 | 9 | 5.0 | $2.4M | −1.5% | #297 of 399 |
| 5Mitchell, SD | 36 | 7 | 6.4 | $1.8M | +0.6% | #298 of 399 |
| 6Watertown, SD | 29 | 9 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +4.3% | #353 of 399 |
Other business types in the Watertown area
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 trades34
- HVAC and plumbing32
- Electricians42
- Roofing and gutters36
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control25
- Landscaping and lawn care29
- House cleaning24
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Watertown, SD area?
The Watertown area has 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in the Watertown, SD area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $14.5M a year, or $1,160 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 12,526 households in the Watertown area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Watertown, SD area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Watertown area has 7.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.6M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Watertown area would have about 5, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 545 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is the Watertown, SD area growing?
Population estimates put the Watertown area at 29,562 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,526 households. The median household income in the Watertown area is $72,727 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Watertown area scores 29 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #353 of 399 scored small-town markets.
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