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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area

The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #234 of 385 scored metro areas
#2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana

Listings
45
3 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
67
+20.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$103.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,144 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
228,468
+2.1% 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

Households in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area spend about $103.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,144 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 21% 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area has 45 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 7%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 67 businesses with payroll in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area classed as landscaping services, up 20.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,354 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $987K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area.

Population estimates show the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area is 42 (lower middle), #234 of 385 scored metro areas and #2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana.

How the Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureLafayette-West Lafayette metro areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.05.94.8
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.1M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,3541,1031,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+20.4%+11.8%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,144$1,211$1,414
Median household income$62,011$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4231

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67+20.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
327
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
453 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$987K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
228,468+2.1% since 2020
Households
90,706
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,642 sq. mi.
People per square mile
138
Median household income
$62,011+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,994
Median home value
$226,100
Jobs located here
106,732
Daytime population
234,551Residents 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 20.4% from 2019.

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

About $103.8M a year, or $1,144 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 90,706 households in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area has 5.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.3M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area would have about 35, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,354 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area at 228,468 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,706 households. Median household income in the Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area is $62,011, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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 Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area scores 42 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #234 of 385 scored metro areas.

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