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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Madison, WI metro area
How the Madison, WI metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #230 of 385 scored metro areas
#1 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 202
- 7 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 302
- +13.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $406.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,348 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 709,685
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,348 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Madison metro area spend about $406.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies.
There are 202 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Madison metro area as of September 2026. 7 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 302 businesses with payroll in the Madison metro area classed as landscaping services, up 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 999 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $9.5M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Madison metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Madison metro area grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Madison metro area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #230 of 385 scored metro areas and #1 of 13 scored metro areas based in Wisconsin.
How the Madison 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.
| Measure | Madison metro area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 999 | 996 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.5% | +18.0% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,348 | $1,250 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $88,804 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 302+13.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,192
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $113.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2027 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 139The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $9.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Madison 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 Madison metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 709,685+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 301,580
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 3,309 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 209
- Median household income
- $88,804+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,647
- Median home value
- $372,400
- Jobs located here
- 417,554
- Daytime population
- 747,946Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →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 Madison metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth, MN-WI | 50 | 53 | 4.4 | $2.7M | +0.2% | #187 of 385 |
| 1Madison, WI | 43 | 202 | 6.7 | $2M | +4.1% | #230 of 385 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 42 | 1,012 | 6.9 | $2.1M | +2.6% | #237 of 385 |
| 2Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 41 | 340 | 5.2 | $2.5M | 0.0% | #243 of 385 |
| 3Kenosha, WI | 41 | 37 | 5.4 | $2.4M | −0.4% | #244 of 385 |
| 4Green Bay, WI | 40 | 78 | 5.7 | $2.2M | +2.5% | #253 of 385 |
| 5Wausau, WI | 38 | 33 | 5.7 | $2.2M | +1.0% | #262 of 385 |
| 6La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 35 | 39 | 5.4 | $2.3M | +0.4% | #278 of 385 |
| 7Eau Claire, WI | 31 | 47 | 6.5 | $1.9M | +2.6% | #318 of 385 |
| 8Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 31 | 48 | 6.6 | $1.8M | +1.4% | #320 of 385 |
Other business types in the Madison metro 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 trades72
- HVAC and plumbing80
- Electricians58
- Roofing and gutters63
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control43
- Landscaping and lawn care43
- House cleaning45
- Pest control65
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Madison, WI metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 202 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Madison metro area. 7 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 302 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Madison, WI metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $406.7M a year, or $1,348 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 202 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2M per company. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 301,580 households in the Madison metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Madison, WI metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Madison metro area has 6.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Madison metro area would have about 139, against 202 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 999 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Madison, WI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Madison metro area at 709,685 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 301,580 households. Median household income in the Madison metro area is $88,804, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.7%, 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 Madison metro area scores 43 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #230 of 385 scored metro areas.
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