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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Columbia County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Columbia County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,031 of 1,493 scored counties
#21 of 52 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $31M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,282 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,132
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 landscaping and lawn care companies in Columbia County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Columbia County comes to about $31M a year: $1,282 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.6M per company, 12% 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 33 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Columbia County in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 732 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $122K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Columbia County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Columbia County is 39 (lower middle), #1,031 of 1,493 scored counties and #21 of 52 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Columbia 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 | Columbia County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 732 | 996 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.5% | +18.0% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,282 | $1,250 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $85,351 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31 → 33+6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $122K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,132−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,158
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 766 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $85,351+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,726
- Median home value
- $283,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,803
- Daytime population
- 48,504Residents 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 Columbia 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 |
| 21Columbia County, WI | 39 | 12 | 5.0 | $2.6M | −0.7% | #1,031 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 trades33
- HVAC and plumbing34
- Electricians35
- Roofing and gutters51
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control32
- Landscaping and lawn care39
- House cleaning54
- Pest control19
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Columbia County, WI?
Columbia County has 12 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 33 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Columbia County, WI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $31M a year, or $1,282 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 24,158 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, WI compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Columbia County has 5.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.6M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Columbia County would have about 11, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 732 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 58,132 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,158 households. The median household income in Columbia County is $85,351 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Columbia County scores 39 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,031 of 1,493 scored counties.
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