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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Rice Lake, WI area

The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Rice Lake, WI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #392 of 399 scored small-town markets
#12 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin

Listings
18
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
22
−4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$23M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,154 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.0
88% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,484
−0.5% 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, the Rice Lake area has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #392 of 399 scored small-town markets and #12 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

At $1,154 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Rice Lake area spend about $23M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $1.3M per company, 56% 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.

The Rice Lake area has 18 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.0, 88% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Rice Lake area was 22 in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 907 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Rice Lake area declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Rice Lake 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 Rice Lake, WI area compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureRice Lake areaWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.06.24.8
Spending per listing$1.3M$2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment9079961,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.3%+18.0%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,154$1,250$1,414
Median household income$65,933$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score1924

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22−4.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
68
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
181 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Rice Lake 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 Rice Lake area

Population, 2025 estimate
46,484−0.5% since 2020
Households
19,955
Median age
45.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
863 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$65,933
Average household income
$87,099
Median home value
$216,600
Jobs located here
20,886
Daytime population
44,130Residents 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 small-town markets 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 Rice Lake area marked.

Top small-town markets in Wisconsin

Small-town markets in Wisconsin ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sparta, WI7152.7$4.3M+0.6%#54 of 399
2Platteville, WI5394.5$2.6M+0.9%#163 of 399
Iron Mountain, MI-WI5264.3$2.6M+0.4%#169 of 399
3Stevens Point-Plover, WI50175.7$2.1M+2.2%#187 of 399
4Manitowoc, WI49185.1$2.3M+0.4%#194 of 399
5Beaver Dam, WI46164.5$2.7M−0.3%#223 of 399
6Baraboo, WI45155.4$2.3M+1.3%#233 of 399
7Marinette, WI-MI42155.1$2.2M+0.3%#255 of 399
8Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI41195.4$2.3M+0.3%#262 of 399
9Shawano, WI262010.7$1.1M+1.4%#371 of 399
12Rice Lake, WI19189.0$1.3M−0.5%#392 of 399

Other business types in the Rice Lake 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 Rice Lake, WI area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Rice Lake area. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Rice Lake, WI area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $23M a year, or $1,154 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 19,955 households in the Rice Lake area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Rice Lake, WI area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Rice Lake area has 9.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.3M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Rice Lake area would have about 8, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 907 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Rice Lake, WI area growing?

Population estimates put the Rice Lake area at 46,484 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,955 households. Median household income in the Rice Lake area is $65,933, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Rice Lake area scores 19 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #392 of 399 scored small-town markets.

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