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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Racine County, WI

How Racine 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 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,383 of 1,493 scored counties
#41 of 52 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
71
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
90
+23.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$100.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,248 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
83% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
198,919
+0.4% 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

For landscaping and lawn care companies, Racine County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #1,383 of 1,493 scored counties and #41 of 52 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $1,248 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Racine County spend about $100.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $1.4M per company, 52% 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.

Racine County has 71 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.8, 83% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 90 businesses with payroll in Racine County classed as landscaping services, up 23.3% from 2019. That is one for every 893 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $435K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Racine County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Racine County grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Racine 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Racine County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureRacine CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.86.24.8
Spending per listing$1.4M$2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment8939961,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.3%+18.0%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,248$1,250$1,414
Median household income$78,096$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score2524

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
73 → 90+23.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
317
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
712 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$435K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Racine 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 Racine County

Population, 2025 estimate
198,919+0.4% since 2020
Households
80,406
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
333 sq. mi.
People per square mile
594
Median household income
$78,096+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,261
Median home value
$251,400
Jobs located here
75,599
Daytime population
171,951Residents 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 counties in Wisconsin for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Racine County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Monroe County, WI6552.7$4.3M+0.6%#343 of 1,493
2Milwaukee County, WI601072.7$4.3M−1.5%#454 of 1,493
3Clark County, WI6053.9$3M+1.2%#460 of 1,493
4Trempealeau County, WI5154.0$3M+1.1%#674 of 1,493
5Grant County, WI5094.5$2.6M+0.9%#700 of 1,493
6Dane County, WI501746.9$2M+4.9%#716 of 1,493
7Brown County, WI49615.5$2.3M+2.6%#733 of 1,493
8Douglas County, WI49105.2$2.3M−0.8%#734 of 1,493
9Manitowoc County, WI47185.1$2.3M+0.4%#791 of 1,493
10Portage County, WI46175.7$2.1M+2.2%#833 of 1,493
41Racine County, WI25718.8$1.4M+0.4%#1,383 of 1,493

Other business types in Racine County

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

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Racine County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 71 landscaping and lawn care companies in Racine County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 23.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Racine County, WI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $100.4M a year, or $1,248 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 80,406 households in Racine County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Racine County, WI compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Racine County has 8.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 83% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.4M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Racine County would have about 34, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 893 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Racine County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Racine County at 198,919 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 80,406 households. Median household income in Racine County is $78,096, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Racine County scores 25 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,383 of 1,493 scored counties.

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