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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area

The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #310 of 385 scored metro areas
#5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut

Listings
391
18 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
622
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$660.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,419 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.4
75% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,171,426
+3.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #310 of 385 scored metro areas and #5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Connecticut. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 391 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

At $1,419 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area spend about $660.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 42% 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.

Official counts show 622 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area in 2023. That is one for every 748 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 28 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area. Population estimates show the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureHartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro areaConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.48.54.8
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment7486611,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,419$1,437$1,414
Median household income$95,118$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score3229

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
622
Employees, 2023
3,936
Annual payroll, 2023
$225.3M
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
226The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
28
Amount
$4.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,171,426+3.0% since 2020
Households
465,181
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,452 sq. mi.
People per square mile
794
Median household income
$95,118
Average household income
$127,867
Median home value
$333,500
Jobs located here
597,826
Daytime population
1,193,128Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Connecticut

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Connecticut for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Connecticut

Metro areas in Connecticut ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New Haven, CT401566.8$2M+2.5%#256 of 385
2Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT33796.8$2M+2.0%#302 of 385
3Waterbury-Shelton, CT331337.4$1.8M+3.2%#304 of 385
4Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT3339111.0$1.4M+3.7%#305 of 385
5Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT323918.4$1.7M+3.0%#310 of 385

Other business types in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area?

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area has 391 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 622 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

How much do households in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $660.3M a year, or $1,419 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 391 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 465,181 households in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area has 8.4 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.7M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area would have about 226, against 391 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 748 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area at 1,171,426 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 465,181 households. The median household income in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area is $95,118 a year, 18% 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford metro area scores 32 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #310 of 385 scored metro areas.

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