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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Washburn County, WI
How Washburn 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 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,391 of 1,493 scored counties
#42 of 52 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,149 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,087
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Washburn County is 24 (low), #1,391 of 1,493 scored counties and #42 of 52 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,149 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Washburn County spend about $8.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 41% 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 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Washburn County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 38% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Washburn County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 504 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Washburn County. Population estimates show Washburn County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Washburn 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 | Washburn County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 504 | 996 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.0% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,149 | $1,250 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $63,441 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $949K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Washburn 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 Washburn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,087+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,566
- Median age
- 51.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 797 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $63,441+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,270
- Median home value
- $226,100
- Jobs located here
- 5,324
- Daytime population
- 14,653Residents 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 Washburn 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 |
| 42Washburn County, WI | 24 | 5 | 6.6 | $1.7M | +2.8% | #1,391 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Washburn 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 trades31
- HVAC and plumbing27
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control25
- Landscaping and lawn care24
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Washburn County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 landscaping and lawn care companies in Washburn County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Washburn County, WI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $8.7M a year, or $1,149 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 7,566 households in Washburn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washburn County, WI compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Washburn County has 6.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.7M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Washburn County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 504 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Washburn County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Washburn County at 17,087 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,566 households. Median household income in Washburn County is $63,441, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Washburn County scores 24 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #1,391 of 1,493 scored counties.
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