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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Fayette County, KY

How Fayette County, KY 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #253 of 1,493 scored counties
#12 of 35 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
73
4 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
88
−8.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$207M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,481 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
329,751
+2.2% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Fayette County comes to about $207M a year: $1,481 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per company, 3% 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 73 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Fayette County was 88 in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,588 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $991K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Fayette County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Fayette County is 70 (upper middle), #253 of 1,493 scored counties and #12 of 35 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Fayette 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Fayette County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.24.14.8
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.4M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,5881,6061,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.3%+5.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,481$1,381$1,414
Median household income$69,479$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score7068

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
96 → 88−8.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
806
Annual payroll, 2023
$34.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
734 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$991K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
329,751+2.2% since 2020
Households
139,715
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
54%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
284 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,140
Median household income
$69,479+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$101,616
Median home value
$293,500
Jobs located here
208,353
Daytime population
386,586Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Kentucky

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The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Fayette County marked.

Top counties in Kentucky

Counties in Kentucky ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kenton County, KY83172.5$6.1M+3.9%#44 of 1,493
2Scott County, KY8383.5$4.4M+8.2%#45 of 1,493
3Campbell County, KY80143.6$4.3M+2.5%#70 of 1,493
4Hardin County, KY78153.4$4.2M+2.4%#100 of 1,493
5Boone County, KY78285.5$3M+6.5%#105 of 1,493
6Madison County, KY76143.8$3.6M+9.4%#121 of 1,493
7Pulaski County, KY7562.3$5.5M+3.5%#134 of 1,493
8Warren County, KY73274.9$2.9M+10.6%#187 of 1,493
9Laurel County, KY7283.3$3.8M+1.6%#199 of 1,493
10Barren County, KY7263.3$3.8M+2.6%#200 of 1,493
12Fayette County, KY70735.2$2.8M+2.2%#253 of 1,493

Other business types in Fayette 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 Fayette County, KY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 73 landscaping and lawn care companies in Fayette County. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019.

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

About $207M a year, or $1,481 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 139,715 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fayette County has 5.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.8M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Fayette County would have about 71, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,588 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Fayette County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 329,751 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 139,715 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $69,479, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Fayette County scores 70 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #253 of 1,493 scored counties.

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