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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Brown County, WI
How Brown County, WI 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #733 of 1,493 scored counties
#7 of 52 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 61
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 96
- +17.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $139.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,255 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 275,803
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 61 landscaping and lawn care companies in Brown County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Brown County spend about $139.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,255 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 61 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.3M per company, 22% 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 96 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Brown County in 2023, up 17.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,156 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $282K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Brown County.
Population estimates put the population change in Brown County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Brown County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #733 of 1,493 scored counties and #7 of 52 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Brown County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Brown County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,156 | 996 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.1% | +18.0% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,255 | $1,250 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $79,649 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 82 → 96+17.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 528
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 611 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $282K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Brown 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 Brown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 275,803+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 110,933
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 530 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 511
- Median household income
- $79,649+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,662
- Median home value
- $266,000
- Jobs located here
- 158,307
- Daytime population
- 294,973Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Brown County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monroe County, WI | 65 | 5 | 2.7 | $4.3M | +0.6% | #343 of 1,493 |
| 2Milwaukee County, WI | 60 | 107 | 2.7 | $4.3M | −1.5% | #454 of 1,493 |
| 3Clark County, WI | 60 | 5 | 3.9 | $3M | +1.2% | #460 of 1,493 |
| 4Trempealeau County, WI | 51 | 5 | 4.0 | $3M | +1.1% | #674 of 1,493 |
| 5Grant County, WI | 50 | 9 | 4.5 | $2.6M | +0.9% | #700 of 1,493 |
| 6Dane County, WI | 50 | 174 | 6.9 | $2M | +4.9% | #716 of 1,493 |
| 7Brown County, WI | 49 | 61 | 5.5 | $2.3M | +2.6% | #733 of 1,493 |
| 8Douglas County, WI | 49 | 10 | 5.2 | $2.3M | −0.8% | #734 of 1,493 |
| 9Manitowoc County, WI | 47 | 18 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +0.4% | #791 of 1,493 |
| 10Portage County, WI | 46 | 17 | 5.7 | $2.1M | +2.2% | #833 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Brown 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 trades54
- HVAC and plumbing53
- Electricians58
- Roofing and gutters61
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control44
- Landscaping and lawn care49
- House cleaning49
- Pest control56
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Brown County, WI?
There are 61 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Brown County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 96 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 17.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Brown County, WI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $139.2M a year, or $1,255 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 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 110,933 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brown County, WI compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Brown County has 5.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.3M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Brown County would have about 48, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,156 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Brown County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Brown County at 275,803 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 110,933 households. The median household income in Brown County is $79,649 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Brown County scores 49 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #733 of 1,493 scored counties.
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