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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT
How the Naugatuck 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #979 of 1,493 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 133
- 2 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 200
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $242.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,345 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 463,349
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,345 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region spend about $242.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 38% 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 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has 133 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 200 businesses with payroll in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 901 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.
Population estimates put the population change in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region is 41 (lower middle), #979 of 1,493 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Naugatuck 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 | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 8.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 901 | 661 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,345 | $1,437 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $86,191 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 200
- Employees, 2023
- 557
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1332 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $4.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Naugatuck 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 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 463,349+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 180,116
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 413 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,102
- Median household income
- $86,191
- Average household income
- $114,324
- Median home value
- $317,700
- Jobs located here
- 164,434
- Daytime population
- 395,318Residents 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 Naugatuck 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 Naugatuck 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 trades49
- HVAC and plumbing60
- Electricians43
- Roofing and gutters64
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control45
- Landscaping and lawn care41
- House cleaning64
- Pest control66
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 133 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 200 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $242.3M a year, or $1,345 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 133 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 180,116 households in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Naugatuck Valley Planning Region has 7.4 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.8M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region would have about 83, against 133 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 901 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region at 463,349 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 180,116 households. Median household income in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region is $86,191, 7% 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 Naugatuck Valley Planning Region scores 41 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #979 of 1,493 scored counties.
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