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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Elizabethtown, KY metro area
The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Elizabethtown, KY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #27 of 385 scored metro areas
#1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $71.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,409 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,666
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Elizabethtown metro area is 76 (high), #27 of 385 scored metro areas and #1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for landscaping and lawn care companies.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Elizabethtown metro area comes to about $71.3M a year: $1,409 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per company, 35% 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.
The Elizabethtown metro area has 18 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, 25% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Elizabethtown metro area was 28 in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,808 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Elizabethtown metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Elizabethtown metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Elizabethtown metro area 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 | Elizabethtown metro area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $3.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,808 | 1,606 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +5.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,409 | $1,381 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $67,534 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,666+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 50,618
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 885 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $67,534
- Average household income
- $91,469
- Median home value
- $218,800
- Jobs located here
- 45,441
- Daytime population
- 119,051Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Kentucky for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Kentucky (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Elizabethtown metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Kentucky
| 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 |
Other business types in the Elizabethtown metro area
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 trades48
- HVAC and plumbing47
- Electricians36
- Roofing and gutters64
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control75
- Landscaping and lawn care76
- House cleaning62
- Pest control62
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Elizabethtown, KY metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Elizabethtown metro area. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Elizabethtown, KY metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $71.3M a year, or $1,409 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 50,618 households in the Elizabethtown metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Elizabethtown, KY metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Elizabethtown metro area has 3.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $4M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Elizabethtown metro area would have about 24, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,808 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Elizabethtown, KY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Elizabethtown metro area at 128,666 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,618 households. Median household income in the Elizabethtown metro area is $67,534, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Elizabethtown metro area scores 76 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #27 of 385 scored metro areas.
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