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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Boulder, CO metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Boulder, CO metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #215 of 385 scored metro areas
#4 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado
- Listings
- 83
- 3 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 169
- +8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $211.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,546 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,560
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 83 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Boulder metro area. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.1 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in the Boulder metro area spend about $211.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,546 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 83 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.6M per company, 13% 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 169 businesses with payroll in the Boulder metro area classed as landscaping services, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 811 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Boulder metro area.
Population estimates show the Boulder metro area declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Boulder metro area is 45 (lower middle), #215 of 385 scored metro areas and #4 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado.
How the Boulder metro area 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 | Boulder metro area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 811 | 971 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.3% | +8.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,546 | $1,449 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $103,994 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 169+8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 979
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 833 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Boulder metro area, 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 the Boulder metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,560−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,008
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 453
- Median household income
- $103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,846
- Median home value
- $756,300
- Jobs located here
- 190,563
- Daytime population
- 376,803Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 74 | 582 | 4.8 | $3.2M | +4.1% | #45 of 385 |
| 2Colorado Springs, CO | 54 | 182 | 6.0 | $2.3M | +3.1% | #161 of 385 |
| 3Pueblo, CO | 53 | 29 | 4.2 | $2.8M | +0.6% | #164 of 385 |
| 4Boulder, CO | 45 | 83 | 6.1 | $2.6M | −0.7% | #215 of 385 |
| 5Greeley, CO | 44 | 90 | 7.2 | $1.9M | +14.2% | #223 of 385 |
| 6Grand Junction, CO | 42 | 37 | 5.6 | $2.2M | +4.4% | #235 of 385 |
| 7Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 36 | 122 | 7.9 | $1.8M | +4.8% | #274 of 385 |
Other business types in the Boulder metro area
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 trades69
- HVAC and plumbing72
- Electricians59
- Roofing and gutters68
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control50
- Landscaping and lawn care45
- House cleaning42
- Pest control73
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Boulder, CO metro area?
The Boulder metro area has 83 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 169 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Boulder, CO metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $211.8M a year, or $1,546 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 137,008 households in the Boulder metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Boulder, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Boulder metro area has 6.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.6M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Boulder metro area would have about 72, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 811 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Boulder, CO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Boulder metro area at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. The median household income in the Boulder metro area is $103,994 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. The Boulder metro area scores 45 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #215 of 385 scored metro areas.
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