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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #349 of 385 scored metro areas
#11 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin

Listings
44
3 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
67
+6.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$80.9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,205 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
166,472
+1.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Janesville-Beloit metro area scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #349 of 385 scored metro areas and #11 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Janesville-Beloit metro area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 7%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 35% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Janesville-Beloit metro area comes to about $80.9M a year: $1,205 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 37% 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 the Janesville-Beloit metro area was 67 in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,003 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $510K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Janesville-Beloit metro area. Population estimates show the Janesville-Beloit metro area grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Janesville-Beloit metro area 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureJanesville-Beloit metro areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.56.24.8
Spending per listing$1.8M$2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,0039961,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.4%+18.0%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,205$1,250$1,414
Median household income$75,673$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score2624

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67+6.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
290
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
443 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$510K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Janesville-Beloit metro 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 Janesville-Beloit metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
166,472+1.7% since 2020
Households
67,201
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
718 sq. mi.
People per square mile
229
Median household income
$75,673+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,984
Median home value
$231,600
Jobs located here
69,632
Daytime population
154,793Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Wisconsin for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Janesville-Beloit metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Wisconsin

Metro areas in Wisconsin ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Duluth, MN-WI50534.4$2.7M+0.2%#187 of 385
1Madison, WI432026.7$2M+4.1%#230 of 385
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI421,0126.9$2.1M+2.6%#237 of 385
2Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI413405.2$2.5M0.0%#243 of 385
3Kenosha, WI41375.4$2.4M−0.4%#244 of 385
4Green Bay, WI40785.7$2.2M+2.5%#253 of 385
5Wausau, WI38335.7$2.2M+1.0%#262 of 385
6La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN35395.4$2.3M+0.4%#278 of 385
7Eau Claire, WI31476.5$1.9M+2.6%#318 of 385
8Oshkosh-Neenah, WI31486.6$1.8M+1.4%#320 of 385
11Janesville-Beloit, WI26446.5$1.8M+1.7%#349 of 385

Other business types in the Janesville-Beloit metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area?

There are 44 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Janesville-Beloit metro area as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019.

How much do households in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $80.9M a year, or $1,205 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 67,201 households in the Janesville-Beloit metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Janesville-Beloit metro area has 6.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.8M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Janesville-Beloit metro area would have about 28, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,003 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Janesville-Beloit metro area at 166,472 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,201 households. The median household income in the Janesville-Beloit metro area is $75,673 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.8% 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. The Janesville-Beloit metro area scores 26 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #349 of 385 scored metro areas.

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