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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Franklin County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Franklin County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #411 of 1,493 scored counties
#20 of 35 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,390 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,649
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 landscaping and lawn care companies in Franklin County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Franklin County spend about $31.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,390 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per company, 10% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 1,420 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Franklin County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #411 of 1,493 scored counties and #20 of 35 scored counties in Kentucky.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,420 | 1,606 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,390 | $1,381 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $65,298 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 376
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,649+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,718
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 208 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 249
- Median household income
- $65,298+16.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,985
- Median home value
- $216,600
- Jobs located here
- 35,970
- Daytime population
- 63,912Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 20Franklin County, KY | 63 | 12 | 5.3 | $2.6M | +2.0% | #411 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 trades47
- HVAC and plumbing53
- Electricians48
- Roofing and gutters42
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control57
- Landscaping and lawn care63
- House cleaning65
- Pest control40
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Franklin County, KY?
There are 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Franklin County, KY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $31.6M a year, or $1,390 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 22,718 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, KY compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Franklin County has 5.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.6M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Franklin County would have about 11, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,420 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 52,649 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,718 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $65,298 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Franklin County scores 63 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #411 of 1,493 scored counties.
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