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Lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Van Buren County, IA

How Van Buren County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,093 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,131
−1.2% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Van Buren County comes to about $3.2M a year: $1,093 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each company on map listings.

There is 1 lawn care, cleaning or pest control company on map listings in Van Buren County as of September 2026. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Van Buren County classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services. That is one for every 724 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Van Buren County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Van Buren County compares

The same measures for Iowa 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 lawn care, cleaning and pest control 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.

Lawn, cleaning and pest control in Van Buren County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureVan Buren CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.58.98.4
Spending per listing$3.2M$1.4M$1.7M
Households per official establishment724625618
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.2%+8.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,093$1,230$1,414
Median household income$61,161$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
3
Annual payroll, 2023
$191K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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, cleaning and pest control services in Van Buren 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 Van Buren County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,131−1.2% since 2020
Households
2,896
Median age
45.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
485 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$61,161
Average household income
$82,878
Median home value
$114,600
Jobs located here
1,765
Daytime population
6,351Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Lawn, cleaning and pest control across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Van Buren County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dallas County, IA70307.1$2.1M+17.8%#233 of 1,771
2Warren County, IA67146.8$2M+9.0%#287 of 1,771
3Benton County, IA6187.8$1.6M+1.8%#470 of 1,771
4Cedar County, IA5956.6$1.9M−0.7%#530 of 1,771
5Winneshiek County, IA5856.1$2M−1.6%#555 of 1,771
6Jones County, IA5667.3$1.6M+2.9%#646 of 1,771
7Carroll County, IA4778.0$1.5M−2.0%#966 of 1,771
8Polk County, IA4420710.1$1.3M+4.8%#1,100 of 1,771
9Bremer County, IA441111.3$1.1M+1.1%#1,107 of 1,771
10Henry County, IA4356.5$1.8M−5.4%#1,112 of 1,771
Van Buren County, IANot scored13.5$3.2M−1.2%

Other business types in Van Buren County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies are in Van Buren County, IA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 lawn care, cleaning or pest control company in Van Buren County. The listings count landscapers and lawn care, house and carpet cleaners, pest control. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in 2023.

How much do households in Van Buren County, IA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $3.2M a year, or $1,093 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 lawn care, cleaning or pest control company on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,896 households in Van Buren County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Van Buren County, IA compare with the U.S. for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?

Van Buren County has 1 lawn care, cleaning or pest control company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies to household spending, Van Buren County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 724 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S.

How fast is Van Buren County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Van Buren County at 7,131 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,896 households. The median household income in Van Buren County is $61,161 a year, 24% 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. 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies · All 56 business types in Van Buren County

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