Market rankings · Kentucky
Landscaping and lawn care companies in Kentucky
Markets across Kentucky ranked by the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 736
- 32 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 1,130
- +5.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.5B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 15% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #12 of 51
- Market score 68 · Upper middle
A site report maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings around any address in Kentucky by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 736 landscaping and lawn care companies in Kentucky. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,381 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Kentucky spend about $2.5B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 16% above 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.
Official counts show 1,130 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Kentucky in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,606 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 43 SBA-backed loans worth $17.1M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Kentucky.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kentucky ranks #12 for landscaping and lawn care companies, with a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Clarksville metro area scores highest (80). Of the 11 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Richmond-Berea area scores highest (85).
Every market in Kentucky for landscaping and lawn care companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kentucky, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 80 | 55 | 4.4 | $3.2M | +8.5% | #14 of 385 |
| 1Elizabethtown, KY | 76 | 18 | 3.6 | $4M | +2.4% | #27 of 385 |
| 2Bowling Green, KY | 76 | 31 | 4.2 | $3.2M | +9.5% | #30 of 385 |
| 3Lexington-Fayette, KY | 67 | 118 | 5.5 | $2.7M | +3.4% | #97 of 385 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 63 | 45 | 3.0 | $4.4M | −2.6% | #118 of 385 |
| 4Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 61 | 306 | 5.5 | $2.6M | +2.9% | #128 of 385 |
| 5Paducah, KY-IL | 57 | 21 | 5.0 | $2.7M | −1.2% | #147 of 385 |
| 6Owensboro, KY | 56 | 23 | 5.1 | $2.7M | +1.3% | #150 of 385 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 51 | 518 | 5.7 | $2.4M | +2.7% | #180 of 385 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond-Berea, KY | 85 | 14 | 2.8 | $4.7M | +7.0% | #7 of 399 |
| 2Somerset, KY | 81 | 6 | 2.3 | $5.5M | +3.5% | #12 of 399 |
| 3Glasgow, KY | 80 | 7 | 3.2 | $4M | +2.6% | #17 of 399 |
| 4Mount Sterling, KY | 80 | 6 | 3.3 | $3.8M | +3.1% | #18 of 399 |
| 5Frankfort, KY | 76 | 15 | 4.6 | $3M | +3.1% | #36 of 399 |
| 6Corbin, KY | 75 | 11 | 1.9 | $6.1M | +0.1% | #39 of 399 |
| 7Madisonville, KY | 64 | 8 | 4.3 | $2.9M | −0.5% | #99 of 399 |
| 8Campbellsville, KY | 61 | 10 | 6.8 | $1.9M | +3.4% | #114 of 399 |
| 9Franklin, KY | 59 | 6 | 7.5 | $1.8M | +5.9% | #127 of 399 |
| 10Henderson, KY | 50 | 13 | 5.5 | $2.4M | −0.9% | #185 of 399 |
| 11Murray, KY | 41 | 14 | 9.2 | $1.4M | +4.9% | #267 of 399 |
| Pikeville, KY | Not scored | 2 | 0.5 | $22.8M | −5.4% | |
| Danville, KY | Not scored | 4 | 1.8 | $7M | +3.6% | |
| Mayfield, KY | Not scored | 4 | 2.8 | $4.5M | +1.4% | |
| Middlesborough, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.8% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kenton County, KY | 83 | 17 | 2.5 | $6.1M | +3.9% | #44 of 1,493 |
| 2Scott County, KY | 83 | 8 | 3.5 | $4.4M | +8.2% | #45 of 1,493 |
| 3Campbell County, KY | 80 | 14 | 3.6 | $4.3M | +2.5% | #70 of 1,493 |
| 4Hardin County, KY | 78 | 15 | 3.4 | $4.2M | +2.4% | #100 of 1,493 |
| 5Boone County, KY | 78 | 28 | 5.5 | $3M | +6.5% | #105 of 1,493 |
| 6Madison County, KY | 76 | 14 | 3.8 | $3.6M | +9.4% | #121 of 1,493 |
| 7Pulaski County, KY | 75 | 6 | 2.3 | $5.5M | +3.5% | #134 of 1,493 |
| 8Warren County, KY | 73 | 27 | 4.9 | $2.9M | +10.6% | #187 of 1,493 |
| 9Laurel County, KY | 72 | 8 | 3.3 | $3.8M | +1.6% | #199 of 1,493 |
| 10Barren County, KY | 72 | 6 | 3.3 | $3.8M | +2.6% | #200 of 1,493 |
| 11Nelson County, KY | 70 | 5 | 2.6 | $5.4M | +4.8% | #242 of 1,493 |
| 12Fayette County, KY | 70 | 73 | 5.2 | $2.8M | +2.2% | #253 of 1,493 |
| 13Boyd County, KY | 69 | 5 | 2.6 | $5.1M | −0.9% | #259 of 1,493 |
| 14Greenup County, KY | 68 | 5 | 3.4 | $3.9M | −1.9% | #277 of 1,493 |
| 15Jefferson County, KY | 67 | 162 | 4.9 | $3M | +1.6% | #301 of 1,493 |
| 16Grayson County, KY | 65 | 5 | 4.9 | $2.6M | +3.6% | #355 of 1,493 |
| 17Woodford County, KY | 64 | 5 | 4.6 | $3.4M | +3.7% | #366 of 1,493 |
| 18McCracken County, KY | 64 | 14 | 5.1 | $2.8M | −0.5% | #375 of 1,493 |
| 19Bullitt County, KY | 64 | 18 | 5.7 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #378 of 1,493 |
| 20Franklin County, KY | 63 | 12 | 5.3 | $2.6M | +2.0% | #411 of 1,493 |
| 21Marshall County, KY | 62 | 7 | 5.3 | $2.6M | −0.1% | #433 of 1,493 |
| 22Hopkins County, KY | 60 | 8 | 4.3 | $2.9M | −0.5% | #461 of 1,493 |
| 23Christian County, KY | 59 | 9 | 3.5 | $3.6M | −3.6% | #482 of 1,493 |
| 24Meade County, KY | 58 | 9 | 8.2 | $1.8M | +2.2% | #515 of 1,493 |
| 25Daviess County, KY | 56 | 22 | 5.3 | $2.6M | +1.5% | #555 of 1,493 |
Show all 120 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Simpson County, KY | 54 | 6 | 7.5 | $1.8M | +5.9% | #622 of 1,493 |
| 27Henry County, KY | 53 | 5 | 8.1 | $1.6M | +4.8% | #648 of 1,493 |
| 28Clark County, KY | 52 | 10 | 6.6 | $2.1M | +2.3% | #663 of 1,493 |
| 29Spencer County, KY | 46 | 7 | 9.6 | $1.7M | +7.7% | #843 of 1,493 |
| 30Shelby County, KY | 46 | 17 | 9.2 | $1.7M | +6.2% | #844 of 1,493 |
| 31Taylor County, KY | 46 | 8 | 7.8 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #845 of 1,493 |
| 32Jessamine County, KY | 42 | 18 | 9.0 | $1.6M | +7.8% | #949 of 1,493 |
| 33Oldham County, KY | 39 | 30 | 13.0 | $1.5M | +4.9% | #1,057 of 1,493 |
| 34Calloway County, KY | 38 | 14 | 9.2 | $1.4M | +4.9% | #1,082 of 1,493 |
| 35Henderson County, KY | 37 | 12 | 6.5 | $2M | −0.9% | #1,093 of 1,493 |
| Pike County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.4 | $28.5M | −6.4% | |
| Whitley County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | $8M | +1.6% | |
| Graves County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 2.8 | $4.5M | +1.4% | |
| Floyd County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.7 | $17.1M | −3.9% | |
| Boyle County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.5 | $5.3M | +2.9% | |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | $7.9M | −0.9% | |
| Knox County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $12.5M | −2.2% | |
| Montgomery County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +2.5% | |
| Logan County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +4.2% | |
| Perry County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.8 | $6.6M | −6.4% | |
| Carter County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $13.5M | −1.7% | |
| Harlan County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.9 | $6.1M | −7.6% | |
| Grant County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $12.5M | +4.7% | |
| Rowan County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.2 | $3M | −1.0% | |
| Lincoln County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $12.2M | +4.6% | |
| Anderson County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.1 | $4.6M | +5.5% | |
| Ohio County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $5.8M | +0.8% | |
| Bell County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.8% | |
| Mercer County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $6.2M | +4.8% | |
| Johnson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $5.3M | −2.6% | |
| Allen County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $3.5M | +9.5% | |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $10.4M | +5.2% | |
| Letcher County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $9.4M | −7.0% | |
| Bourbon County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.9 | $2.8M | −0.3% | |
| Clay County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.1% | |
| Marion County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Hart County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $9.1M | +4.3% | |
| Wayne County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Harrison County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $10M | +4.9% | |
| Adair County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.9% | |
| Russell County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.3 | $2.4M | +3.4% | |
| Garrard County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.0 | $4.4M | +7.3% | |
| Mason County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $4.5M | −1.2% | |
| McCreary County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $3M | +1.7% | |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Lawrence County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.3% | |
| Casey County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $7.8M | +1.8% | |
| Fleming County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +4.6% | |
| Larue County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.0 | $2.6M | +2.1% | |
| Pendleton County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.5 | $2.4M | +1.1% | |
| Trigg County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 6.6 | $2M | +3.1% | |
| Morgan County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $5.9M | +5.0% | |
| Estill County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Knott County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.6 | $3.2M | −5.9% | |
| Breathitt County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.3% | |
| Union County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $6.6M | −5.9% | |
| Jackson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.8% | |
| Powell County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Lewis County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Bath County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.6% | |
| Webster County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $6.3M | −0.7% | |
| Caldwell County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.0 | $2.2M | −0.3% | |
| Todd County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $6.2M | +5.6% | |
| Butler County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Edmonson County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $6.3M | +5.0% | |
| Washington County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $6.4M | +2.7% | |
| Green County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.5 | $2.7M | +4.6% | |
| Magoffin County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.3% | |
| Owen County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $5.5M | +2.6% | |
| Monroe County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $5.6M | −1.1% | |
| Martin County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Carroll County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.9% | |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $5M | +2.9% | |
| Leslie County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.0% | |
| Clinton County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $4.4M | −1.0% | |
| McLean County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | $5M | −0.8% | |
| Hancock County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.6% | |
| Crittenden County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Livingston County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 5.6 | $2.3M | −0.1% | |
| Lyon County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.2% | |
| Gallatin County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 6.1 | $2.2M | +1.9% | |
| Trimble County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 5.9 | $2.3M | +2.8% | |
| Bracken County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $4.8M | +1.3% | |
| Nicholas County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.6 | $3.4M | +5.4% | |
| Ballard County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 6.2 | $2.2M | −1.5% | |
| Lee County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Elliott County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Wolfe County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.0% | |
| Fulton County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.5% | |
| Menifee County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 8.1 | $1.4M | +4.8% | |
| Cumberland County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.3% | |
| Carlisle County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 5.4 | $2.5M | −1.2% | |
| Hickman County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.4% | |
| Owsley County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Robertson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.6% |
Markets with fewer than 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Kentucky?
Kentucky has 736 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 32 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 1,130 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Kentucky spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $2.5B a year, or $1,381 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 736 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 1,814,469 households in Kentucky and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kentucky compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Kentucky has 4.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.4M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Kentucky would have about 856, against 736 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,606 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Kentucky has the highest market score for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Clarksville metro area scores highest, at 80 (high). Among 11 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Richmond-Berea area scores highest, at 85 (high). Among 35 scored counties in Kentucky, Kenton County scores highest, at 83 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Kentucky scores 68 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #12 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Kentucky. It maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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