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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Bloomington, IN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Bloomington, IN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #316 of 385 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana

Listings
40
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
61
+10.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$78.9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,163 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
165,231
+2.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Bloomington metro area is 31 (lower middle), #316 of 385 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Bloomington metro area comes to about $78.9M a year: $1,163 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 33% 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 Bloomington metro area has 40 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Bloomington metro area was 61 in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,112 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Bloomington metro area grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Bloomington metro area compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Bloomington, IN metro area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureBloomington metro areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.95.94.8
Spending per listing$2M$2.1M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,1121,1031,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.9%+11.8%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,163$1,211$1,414
Median household income$65,543$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score3131

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
61+10.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
374
Annual payroll, 2023
$16M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
401 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Bloomington 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 Bloomington metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
165,231+2.0% since 2020
Households
67,854
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
780 sq. mi.
People per square mile
208
Median household income
$65,543+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,220
Median home value
$263,700
Jobs located here
71,915
Daytime population
172,576Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Indiana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bloomington metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Indiana

Metro areas in Indiana ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN613065.5$2.6M+2.9%#128 of 385
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN515185.7$2.4M+2.7%#180 of 385
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN501,6434.5$3.1M0.0%#184 of 385
1Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN475046.0$2.2M+5.4%#206 of 385
2Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN42455.0$2.3M+2.1%#234 of 385
3Columbus, IN40247.2$1.8M+4.3%#257 of 385
4Bloomington, IN31405.9$2M+2.0%#316 of 385
5Terre Haute, IN31395.8$1.9M+0.3%#317 of 385
6Fort Wayne, IN301176.4$1.9M+3.9%#326 of 385
7Muncie, IN29245.2$2.1M+1.2%#331 of 385

Other business types in the Bloomington 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 Bloomington, IN metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Bloomington metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019.

How much do households in the Bloomington, IN metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $78.9M a year, or $1,163 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 67,854 households in the Bloomington metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bloomington, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Bloomington metro area has 5.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Bloomington metro area would have about 27, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,112 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Bloomington, IN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Bloomington metro area at 165,231 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,854 households. Median household income in the Bloomington metro area is $65,543, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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 Bloomington metro area scores 31 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #316 of 385 scored metro areas.

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