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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Sauk County, WI
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Sauk County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #960 of 1,493 scored counties
#16 of 52 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +19.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $34.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,233 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,652
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 landscaping and lawn care companies in Sauk County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.4 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Sauk County comes to about $34.5M a year: $1,233 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.3M per company, 21% 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 31 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Sauk County in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 903 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $273K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Sauk County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sauk County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sauk County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #960 of 1,493 scored counties and #16 of 52 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Sauk 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 | Sauk County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 903 | 996 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.2% | +18.0% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,233 | $1,250 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $79,541 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 31+19.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $273K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Sauk 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 Sauk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,652+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 27,987
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 832 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $79,541+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,005
- Median home value
- $258,600
- Jobs located here
- 36,015
- Daytime population
- 65,185Residents 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 Sauk 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 |
| 16Sauk County, WI | 41 | 15 | 5.4 | $2.3M | +1.3% | #960 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Sauk 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 trades29
- HVAC and plumbing27
- Electricians29
- Roofing and gutters45
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control31
- Landscaping and lawn care41
- House cleaning24
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Sauk County, WI?
Sauk County has 15 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 31 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Sauk County, WI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $34.5M a year, or $1,233 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 27,987 households in Sauk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sauk County, WI compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Sauk County has 5.4 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.3M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Sauk County would have about 12, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 903 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Sauk County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Sauk County at 66,652 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,987 households. The median household income in Sauk County is $79,541 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.7% 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. Sauk County scores 41 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #960 of 1,493 scored counties.
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