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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area
How the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #305 of 385 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut
- Listings
- 391
- 18 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 774
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $564.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,590 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 978,179
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #305 of 385 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area spend about $564.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,590 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies.
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area has 391 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 11.0 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 774 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area in 2023. That is one for every 459 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 33 SBA-backed loans worth $10.5M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 8.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 459 | 661 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,590 | $1,437 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $114,565 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 774
- Employees, 2023
- 3,713
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $231.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 39118 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 193The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 33
- Amount
- $10.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury 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 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 978,179+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 355,012
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 672 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,422
- Median household income
- $114,565
- Average household income
- $189,223
- Median home value
- $564,500
- Jobs located here
- 399,663
- Daytime population
- 939,733Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Connecticut for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New Haven, CT | 40 | 156 | 6.8 | $2M | +2.5% | #256 of 385 |
| 2Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | 33 | 79 | 6.8 | $2M | +2.0% | #302 of 385 |
| 3Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 33 | 133 | 7.4 | $1.8M | +3.2% | #304 of 385 |
| 4Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 33 | 391 | 11.0 | $1.4M | +3.7% | #305 of 385 |
| 5Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 32 | 391 | 8.4 | $1.7M | +3.0% | #310 of 385 |
Other business types in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury 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 trades64
- HVAC and plumbing67
- Electricians51
- Roofing and gutters74
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control34
- Landscaping and lawn care33
- House cleaning47
- Pest control73
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 391 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area. 18 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 774 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $564.6M a year, or $1,590 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 391 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per company. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 355,012 households in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area has 11.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.4M, 51% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area would have about 193, against 391 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 459 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area at 978,179 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 355,012 households. Median household income in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area is $114,565, 42% above 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 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury metro area scores 33 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #305 of 385 scored metro areas.
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