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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Arapahoe County, CO
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Arapahoe County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #283 of 1,493 scored counties
#5 of 26 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 122
- 7 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 231
- +19.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $383.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,491 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,820
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 122 landscaping and lawn care companies in Arapahoe County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,491 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Arapahoe County spend about $383.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 7% above 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.
Official counts show 231 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Arapahoe County in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,114 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $6.4M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Arapahoe County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Arapahoe County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Arapahoe County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #283 of 1,493 scored counties and #5 of 26 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Arapahoe County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Arapahoe County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.6M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,114 | 971 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.1% | +8.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,491 | $1,449 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $101,087 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 194 → 231+19.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,599
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $159.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1227 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 131The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $6.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,820+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 257,232
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 827
- Median household income
- $101,087+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,289
- Median home value
- $561,200
- Jobs located here
- 352,398
- Daytime population
- 677,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Broomfield County, CO | 86 | 10 | 3.1 | $5.2M | +6.3% | #28 of 1,493 |
| 2Denver County, CO | 80 | 133 | 4.0 | $3.7M | +3.2% | #73 of 1,493 |
| 3Douglas County, CO | 73 | 91 | 6.5 | $2.8M | +10.9% | #190 of 1,493 |
| 4Adams County, CO | 71 | 87 | 4.6 | $3.1M | +6.6% | #233 of 1,493 |
| 5Arapahoe County, CO | 68 | 122 | 4.7 | $3.1M | +2.8% | #283 of 1,493 |
| 6Elbert County, CO | 63 | 6 | 6.0 | $2.8M | +16.5% | #406 of 1,493 |
| 7Jefferson County, CO | 57 | 130 | 5.4 | $2.9M | −0.5% | #527 of 1,493 |
| 8El Paso County, CO | 57 | 179 | 6.2 | $2.3M | +3.2% | #538 of 1,493 |
| 9Pueblo County, CO | 56 | 29 | 4.2 | $2.8M | +0.6% | #552 of 1,493 |
| 10Fremont County, CO | 53 | 9 | 5.0 | $2.3M | +2.4% | #641 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Arapahoe 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 trades45
- HVAC and plumbing58
- Electricians59
- Roofing and gutters35
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control58
- Landscaping and lawn care68
- House cleaning43
- Pest control74
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Arapahoe County, CO?
Arapahoe County has 122 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 231 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Arapahoe County, CO spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $383.5M a year, or $1,491 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 122 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 257,232 households in Arapahoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arapahoe County, CO compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Arapahoe County has 4.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.1M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Arapahoe County would have about 131, against 122 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,114 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Arapahoe County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Arapahoe County at 673,820 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,232 households. The median household income in Arapahoe County is $101,087 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Arapahoe County scores 68 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #283 of 1,493 scored counties.
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