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Lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Howard County, MO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Howard County, MO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,139 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 10,180
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Howard County. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households.
Households in Howard County spend about $4.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,139 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per company.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Howard County classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services. That is one for every 1,195 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Howard County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, Howard County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Howard County compares
The same measures for Missouri 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.
| Measure | Howard County | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.4M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,195 | 658 | 618 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.4% | +8.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,139 | $1,211 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $65,938 | $70,702 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $565K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 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 Howard 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 Howard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,180+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 3,585
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $65,938+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,071
- Median home value
- $159,400
- Jobs located here
- 2,720
- Daytime population
- 8,278Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Missouri
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Newton County, MO | 71 | 10 | 4.5 | $2.6M | +6.1% | #205 of 1,771 |
| 2Warren County, MO | 63 | 8 | 5.8 | $2.2M | +9.2% | #387 of 1,771 |
| 3Barry County, MO | 60 | 8 | 6.0 | $1.9M | +4.8% | #491 of 1,771 |
| 4Pettis County, MO | 58 | 9 | 5.3 | $2.1M | +2.9% | #554 of 1,771 |
| 5Lawrence County, MO | 57 | 9 | 6.2 | $1.8M | +3.7% | #601 of 1,771 |
| 6Johnson County, MO | 57 | 14 | 6.6 | $1.7M | +4.9% | #603 of 1,771 |
| 7St. Louis city, MO | 56 | 54 | 3.7 | $3M | −7.4% | #622 of 1,771 |
| 8Franklin County, MO | 56 | 21 | 4.9 | $2.5M | +3.1% | #625 of 1,771 |
| 9Lincoln County, MO | 55 | 19 | 8.3 | $1.5M | +11.4% | #692 of 1,771 |
| 10Dunklin County, MO | 54 | 5 | 4.4 | $2.3M | −4.8% | #701 of 1,771 |
| Howard County, MO | Not scored | 2 | 5.6 | $2M | +0.3% |
Other business types in Howard 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 trades44
- HVAC and plumbing
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control
- Landscaping and lawn care
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies are in Howard County, MO?
Howard County has 2 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count landscapers and lawn care, house and carpet cleaners, pest control. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in 2023.
How much do households in Howard County, MO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $4.1M a year, or $1,139 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,585 households in Howard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Howard County, MO compare with the U.S. for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
Howard County has 2 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,195 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S.
How fast is Howard County, MO growing?
Population estimates put Howard County at 10,180 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,585 households. Median household income in Howard County is $65,938, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Howard County has no market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Howard County. 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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