Market rankings · Kansas
Lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Kansas
Markets across Kansas ranked by the Groundwork market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,037
- 77 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 1,899
- +5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.5B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 5% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #38 of 51
- Market score 33 · Lower middle
A site report maps the lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings around any address in Kansas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,037 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Kansas. 77 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 8.8 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 8.4.
Households in Kansas spend about $1.5B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,241 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,037 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, that is $1.4M per company, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Kansas was 1,899 in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 618 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 8.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 78 SBA-backed loans worth $33.4M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Kansas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kansas ranks #38 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Joplin metro area scores highest (59). Of the 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Dodge City area scores highest (63).
Every market in Kansas for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kansas, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joplin, MO-KS | 59 | 54 | 6.8 | $1.6M | +3.9% | #125 of 387 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 42 | 887 | 9.9 | $1.3M | +3.4% | #246 of 387 |
| 1Topeka, KS | 40 | 83 | 8.6 | $1.4M | +0.1% | #265 of 387 |
| 2Wichita, KS | 37 | 226 | 8.9 | $1.4M | +2.4% | #288 of 387 |
| 3Manhattan, KS | 35 | 42 | 8.2 | $1.4M | +1.4% | #300 of 387 |
| 4Lawrence, KS | 33 | 50 | 9.9 | $1.2M | +1.8% | #314 of 387 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 22 | 42 | 9.0 | $1.3M | −2.0% | #372 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dodge City, KS | 63 | 5 | 4.2 | $2.8M | −0.6% | #112 of 481 |
| 2Ottawa, KS | 47 | 10 | 9.6 | $1.2M | +1.1% | #262 of 481 |
| 3Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 42 | 8 | 6.0 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #299 of 481 |
| 4Garden City, KS | 38 | 9 | 6.8 | $1.8M | −2.1% | #344 of 481 |
| 5Liberal, KS | 30 | 8 | 11.0 | $1M | −3.6% | #426 of 481 |
| 6Hays, KS | 28 | 11 | 9.0 | $1.3M | +0.4% | #440 of 481 |
| 7Pittsburg, KS | 27 | 13 | 8.2 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #443 of 481 |
| 8Emporia, KS | 26 | 13 | 8.9 | $1.2M | +0.4% | #447 of 481 |
| 9McPherson, KS | 26 | 17 | 14.0 | $862K | −0.4% | #449 of 481 |
| 10Great Bend, KS | 17 | 10 | 9.6 | $1.1M | −2.5% | #475 of 481 |
| 11Salina, KS | 17 | 29 | 11.6 | $980K | −1.4% | #477 of 481 |
| 12Hutchinson, KS | 15 | 26 | 10.2 | $1.1M | −0.6% | #479 of 481 |
| Atchison, KS | Not scored | 3 | 5.2 | $2.1M | −0.9% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ford County, KS | 62 | 5 | 4.2 | $2.8M | −0.6% | #409 of 1,771 |
| 2Pottawatomie County, KS | 58 | 7 | 7.5 | $1.8M | +6.9% | #558 of 1,771 |
| 3Leavenworth County, KS | 57 | 22 | 7.3 | $1.8M | +3.2% | #597 of 1,771 |
| 4Johnson County, KS | 48 | 280 | 11.2 | $1.3M | +4.2% | #938 of 1,771 |
| 5Butler County, KS | 48 | 24 | 9.5 | $1.3M | +3.1% | #939 of 1,771 |
| 6Harvey County, KS | 47 | 7 | 5.1 | $2.3M | −1.2% | #953 of 1,771 |
| 7Montgomery County, KS | 47 | 8 | 6.2 | $1.7M | −3.9% | #958 of 1,771 |
| 8Cowley County, KS | 45 | 8 | 6.0 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #1,039 of 1,771 |
| 9Dickinson County, KS | 44 | 6 | 7.5 | $1.6M | +1.4% | #1,088 of 1,771 |
| 10Franklin County, KS | 43 | 10 | 9.6 | $1.2M | +1.1% | #1,144 of 1,771 |
| 11Finney County, KS | 38 | 9 | 6.8 | $1.8M | −2.1% | #1,312 of 1,771 |
| 12Sedgwick County, KS | 36 | 192 | 9.3 | $1.3M | +2.6% | #1,379 of 1,771 |
| 13Shawnee County, KS | 36 | 72 | 9.5 | $1.2M | 0.0% | #1,385 of 1,771 |
| 14Neosho County, KS | 35 | 5 | 7.7 | $1.4M | −1.7% | #1,411 of 1,771 |
| 15Douglas County, KS | 35 | 50 | 9.9 | $1.2M | +1.8% | #1,420 of 1,771 |
| 16Jackson County, KS | 35 | 6 | 12.0 | $992K | +1.5% | #1,441 of 1,771 |
| 17Geary County, KS | 34 | 11 | 7.8 | $1.4M | −1.2% | #1,449 of 1,771 |
| 18Miami County, KS | 31 | 19 | 13.8 | $951K | +5.9% | #1,559 of 1,771 |
| 19Crawford County, KS | 30 | 13 | 8.2 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #1,569 of 1,771 |
| 20Seward County, KS | 30 | 8 | 11.0 | $1M | −3.6% | #1,580 of 1,771 |
| 21Riley County, KS | 29 | 24 | 8.7 | $1.3M | +0.8% | #1,596 of 1,771 |
| 22Allen County, KS | 29 | 6 | 12.0 | $927K | −1.8% | #1,615 of 1,771 |
| 23Wyandotte County, KS | 28 | 53 | 8.6 | $1.3M | +1.0% | #1,621 of 1,771 |
| 24Ellis County, KS | 28 | 11 | 9.0 | $1.3M | +0.4% | #1,622 of 1,771 |
| 25Lyon County, KS | 26 | 13 | 9.6 | $1.1M | +0.5% | #1,654 of 1,771 |
Show all 105 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26McPherson County, KS | 24 | 17 | 14.0 | $862K | −0.4% | #1,691 of 1,771 |
| 27Barton County, KS | 19 | 10 | 9.6 | $1.1M | −2.5% | #1,738 of 1,771 |
| 28Saline County, KS | 16 | 28 | 12.4 | $912K | −1.6% | #1,761 of 1,771 |
| 29Reno County, KS | 14 | 26 | 10.2 | $1.1M | −0.6% | #1,766 of 1,771 |
| Sumner County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $3.4M | −0.1% | |
| Labette County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $8.6M | −2.4% | |
| Cherokee County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 3.8 | $2.8M | −1.0% | |
| Jefferson County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 5.4 | $2.4M | −0.2% | |
| Atchison County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 5.2 | $2.1M | −0.9% | |
| Osage County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $7.5M | −0.3% | |
| Bourbon County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 6.8 | $1.6M | −0.1% | |
| Marion County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 6.3 | $1.8M | −1.3% | |
| Nemaha County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 2.5 | $4.9M | −2.1% | |
| Marshall County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $4.7M | −1.7% | |
| Linn County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 9.2 | $1.2M | +3.7% | |
| Rice County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 8.1 | $1.4M | −1.2% | |
| Brown County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 10.5 | $1.1M | −4.0% | |
| Pratt County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 5.8 | $1.9M | −0.2% | |
| Cloud County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 5.2 | $2M | −2.0% | |
| Wilson County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 11.4 | $961K | −3.3% | |
| Coffey County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 5.6 | $2.1M | +1.3% | |
| Clay County, KS | Not scored | 4 | 11.4 | $1M | −1.7% | |
| Thomas County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 9.6 | $1.2M | −2.5% | |
| Anderson County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.3% | |
| Doniphan County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $3.3M | +1.7% | |
| Grant County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.4 | $1.6M | −4.0% | |
| Kingman County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.2 | $3.5M | −5.4% | |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.8% | |
| Russell County, KS | Not scored | 3 | 9.7 | $1.1M | −1.4% | |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| Pawnee County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.4 | $1.4M | −4.2% | |
| Greenwood County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 3.8 | $2.9M | −2.3% | |
| Sherman County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $2.9M | −2.4% | |
| Ottawa County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $2.9M | +0.3% | |
| Mitchell County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 7.5 | $1.5M | −3.2% | |
| Gray County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.7 | $2.7M | +0.1% | |
| Washington County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $2.7M | −0.2% | |
| Harper County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.5 | $2.4M | −1.8% | |
| Norton County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 5.0 | $2.1M | −3.0% | |
| Morris County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.3% | |
| Stevens County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 10.6 | $1.1M | −4.9% | |
| Scott County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 8.7 | $1.3M | −6.3% | |
| Phillips County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $2.5M | −4.8% | |
| Rooks County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 9.4 | $1.2M | −4.9% | |
| Republic County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.8% | |
| Barber County, KS | Not scored | 2 | 10.9 | $1M | −2.9% | |
| Stafford County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.3% | |
| Meade County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.1% | |
| Kearny County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.0% | |
| Haskell County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Smith County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0% | |
| Osborne County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.8% | |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Woodson County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.7% | |
| Rush County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.2% | |
| Lincoln County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.8 | $1.4M | −3.0% | |
| Jewell County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.3% | |
| Gove County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.0% | |
| Edwards County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.6 | $1.3M | −8.6% | |
| Trego County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 7.3 | $1.6M | −2.5% | |
| Decatur County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.7% | |
| Logan County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.9% | |
| Ness County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.6 | $1.4M | −2.1% | |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.3 | $1.3M | −0.3% | |
| Morton County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.4% | |
| Chase County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Rawlins County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 8.5 | $1.3M | −5.3% | |
| Hamilton County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.4% | |
| Elk County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Sheridan County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 10.1 | $1.2M | −0.8% | |
| Kiowa County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.0% | |
| Graham County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Wichita County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.5% | |
| Stanton County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.5% | |
| Clark County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Comanche County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.4% | |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.0% | |
| Lane County, KS | Not scored | 1 | 14.1 | $824K | −3.8% | |
| Wallace County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Greeley County, KS | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% |
Markets with fewer than 5 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies are in Kansas?
Kansas has 1,037 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 77 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers and lawn care, house and carpet cleaners, pest control. Official counts show 1,899 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in 2023, up 5.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Kansas spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $1.5B a year, or $1,241 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,037 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,174,060 households in Kansas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kansas compare with the U.S. for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
Kansas has 8.8 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 8.4. Spending per company is $1.4M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies to household spending, Kansas would have about 868, against 1,037 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 618 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.4% for the U.S.
Which market in Kansas has the highest market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Kansas, the Joplin metro area scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). Among 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kansas, the Dodge City area scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Among 29 scored counties in Kansas, Ford County scores highest, at 62 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kansas scores 33 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies (lower middle), #38 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kansas. It maps the lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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