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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Waupaca County, WI

The landscaping and lawn care companies in Waupaca County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,097 of 1,493 scored counties
#25 of 52 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
15
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,172 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.6
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,461
−0.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 landscaping and lawn care companies in Waupaca County. 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.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Waupaca County comes to about $26.4M a year: $1,172 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.8M per company, 40% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Waupaca County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 1,881 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Waupaca County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Waupaca County is 37 (lower middle), #1,097 of 1,493 scored counties and #25 of 52 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Waupaca 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 Waupaca County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWaupaca CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.66.24.8
Spending per listing$1.8M$2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,8819961,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.0%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,172$1,250$1,414
Median household income$72,830$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3724

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 12
Employees, 2023
60
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
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
9The 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 Waupaca 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 Waupaca County

Population, 2025 estimate
51,461−0.6% since 2020
Households
22,571
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
748 sq. mi.
People per square mile
69
Median household income
$72,830+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,820
Median home value
$211,400
Jobs located here
18,125
Daytime population
43,135Residents 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 Waupaca 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
25Waupaca County, WI37156.6$1.8M−0.6%#1,097 of 1,493

Other business types in Waupaca 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 Waupaca County, WI?

There are 15 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Waupaca County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $26.4M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 22,571 households in Waupaca County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Waupaca 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 $1.8M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Waupaca County would have about 9, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,881 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Waupaca County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Waupaca County at 51,461 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,571 households. The median household income in Waupaca County is $72,830 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. Waupaca County scores 37 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,097 of 1,493 scored counties.

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