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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Delaware County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Delaware County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,198 of 1,493 scored counties
#42 of 63 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 24
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +4.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,068 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,106
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For landscaping and lawn care companies, Delaware County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,198 of 1,493 scored counties and #42 of 63 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 landscaping and lawn care companies in Delaware County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,068 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Delaware County spend about $49.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 30% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 43 businesses with payroll in Delaware County classed as landscaping services, up 4.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,076 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $277K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Delaware County. Population estimates put the population change in Delaware County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Delaware County 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.
| Measure | Delaware County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,076 | 1,103 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.9% | +11.8% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,068 | $1,211 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $58,127 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41 → 43+4.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,562
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $81.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 241 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $277K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Delaware County, 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,106+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 46,256
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $58,127+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,454
- Median home value
- $139,400
- Jobs located here
- 44,237
- Daytime population
- 112,299Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Delaware County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hendricks County, IN | 70 | 33 | 4.9 | $2.9M | +10.2% | #252 of 1,493 |
| 2Clark County, IN | 64 | 23 | 4.5 | $2.7M | +7.5% | #377 of 1,493 |
| 3Harrison County, IN | 60 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.7M | +1.9% | #455 of 1,493 |
| 4Putnam County, IN | 60 | 7 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +3.2% | #473 of 1,493 |
| 5Hamilton County, IN | 59 | 96 | 7.0 | $2.3M | +10.9% | #494 of 1,493 |
| 6Montgomery County, IN | 53 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.7M | +2.7% | #626 of 1,493 |
| 7Morgan County, IN | 53 | 15 | 5.3 | $2.4M | +4.4% | #639 of 1,493 |
| 8Johnson County, IN | 53 | 38 | 6.1 | $2.2M | +7.4% | #642 of 1,493 |
| 9Clay County, IN | 50 | 5 | 4.7 | $2.5M | −0.1% | #701 of 1,493 |
| 10Lake County, IN | 50 | 95 | 4.9 | $2.5M | +1.1% | #702 of 1,493 |
| 42Delaware County, IN | 33 | 24 | 5.2 | $2.1M | +1.2% | #1,198 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Delaware County
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 trades34
- HVAC and plumbing36
- Electricians53
- Roofing and gutters27
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control22
- Landscaping and lawn care33
- House cleaning21
- Pest control35
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Delaware County, IN?
Delaware County has 24 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 4.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Delaware County, IN spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $49.4M a year, or $1,068 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 46,256 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, IN compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Delaware County has 5.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.1M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Delaware County would have about 17, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,076 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 113,106 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,256 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $58,127 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Delaware County scores 33 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,198 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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