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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT
How the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT compares with other counties and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,289 of 1,493 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 89
- 3 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 137
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $109.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,480 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 177,311
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is 30 (lower middle), #1,289 of 1,493 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 89 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 12.0 per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region spend about $109.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,480 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 58% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region was 137 in 2023. That is one for every 541 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region 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 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 8.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 541 | 661 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,480 | $1,437 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $104,428 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 137
- Employees, 2023
- 555
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 893 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $75K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 177,311+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 74,068
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 415
- Median household income
- $104,428
- Average household income
- $138,522
- Median home value
- $379,700
- Jobs located here
- 70,497
- Daytime population
- 159,861Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 47 | 83 | 6.9 | $2.1M | +4.1% | #802 of 1,493 |
| 2Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 46 | 25 | 6.3 | $2.1M | +3.0% | #832 of 1,493 |
| 3South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 46 | 156 | 6.8 | $2M | +2.5% | #838 of 1,493 |
| 4Capitol Planning Region, CT | 41 | 302 | 7.7 | $1.8M | +3.1% | #978 of 1,493 |
| 5Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 41 | 133 | 7.4 | $1.8M | +3.2% | #979 of 1,493 |
| 6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 40 | 79 | 6.8 | $2M | +2.0% | #1,013 of 1,493 |
| 7Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 34 | 308 | 13.1 | $1.3M | +3.5% | #1,192 of 1,493 |
| 8Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 30 | 89 | 12.0 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #1,289 of 1,493 |
| 9Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 27 | 49 | 10.2 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #1,343 of 1,493 |
Other business types in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
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 trades56
- HVAC and plumbing70
- Electricians42
- Roofing and gutters70
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control34
- Landscaping and lawn care30
- House cleaning75
- Pest control75
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT?
There are 89 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region as of September 2026. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 137 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $109.6M a year, or $1,480 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 74,068 households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 12.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.2M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region would have about 37, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 541 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at 177,311 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,068 households. The median household income in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is $104,428 a year, 29% 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores 30 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,289 of 1,493 scored counties.
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