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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Barren County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Barren County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #200 of 1,493 scored counties
#10 of 35 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,264 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,641
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,264 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Barren County spend about $22.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 6 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $3.8M per company, 30% above 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 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Barren County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Barren County in 2023. That is one for every 2,252 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $13K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Barren County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barren County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Barren County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #200 of 1,493 scored counties and #10 of 35 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Barren County compares
The same measures for Kentucky 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 | Barren County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,252 | 1,606 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,264 | $1,381 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $50,628 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $920K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $13K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Barren 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 Barren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,641+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 18,017
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 487 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 92
- Median household income
- $50,628+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,460
- Median home value
- $178,000
- Jobs located here
- 15,309
- Daytime population
- 41,898Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Barren County marked.
Top counties in Kentucky
| 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 |
Other business types in Barren 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 trades54
- HVAC and plumbing40
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control64
- Landscaping and lawn care72
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Barren County, KY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 landscaping and lawn care companies in Barren County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Barren County, KY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $22.8M a year, or $1,264 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 18,017 households in Barren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barren County, KY compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Barren County has 3.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.8M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Barren County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,252 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Barren County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Barren County at 45,641 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,017 households. Median household income in Barren County is $50,628, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. Barren County scores 72 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #200 of 1,493 scored counties.
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