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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Johnson County, IN

How Johnson County, IN 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #642 of 1,493 scored counties
#8 of 63 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
38
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
66
+3.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$83.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,337 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.1
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
174,262
+7.4% 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

At $1,337 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Johnson County spend about $83.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $2.2M per company, 25% 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.

There are 38 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 66 businesses with payroll in Johnson County classed as landscaping services, up 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 948 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $977K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Johnson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County grew 7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Johnson County is 53 (upper middle), #642 of 1,493 scored counties and #8 of 63 scored counties in Indiana.

How Johnson 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Johnson County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.15.94.8
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.1M$2.9M
Households per official establishment9481,1031,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.1%+11.8%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.4%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,337$1,211$1,414
Median household income$90,454$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5331

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
64 → 66+3.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
346
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
382 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$977K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
174,262+7.4% since 2020
Households
62,554
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
320 sq. mi.
People per square mile
519
Median household income
$90,454+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,915
Median home value
$284,600
Jobs located here
66,910
Daytime population
152,891Residents 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 counties in Indiana for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Johnson County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hendricks County, IN70334.9$2.9M+10.2%#252 of 1,493
2Clark County, IN64234.5$2.7M+7.5%#377 of 1,493
3Harrison County, IN6053.2$3.7M+1.9%#455 of 1,493
4Putnam County, IN6074.9$2.4M+3.2%#473 of 1,493
5Hamilton County, IN59967.0$2.3M+10.9%#494 of 1,493
6Montgomery County, IN5353.2$3.7M+2.7%#626 of 1,493
7Morgan County, IN53155.3$2.4M+4.4%#639 of 1,493
8Johnson County, IN53386.1$2.2M+7.4%#642 of 1,493
9Clay County, IN5054.7$2.5M−0.1%#701 of 1,493
10Lake County, IN50954.9$2.5M+1.1%#702 of 1,493

Other business types in Johnson County

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

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Johnson County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 38 landscaping and lawn care companies in Johnson County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Johnson County, IN spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $83.7M a year, or $1,337 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 62,554 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Johnson County, IN compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Johnson County has 6.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.2M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Johnson County would have about 29, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 948 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Johnson County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 174,262 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,554 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $90,454, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Johnson County scores 53 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #642 of 1,493 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Johnson County

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