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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Hardin County, KY
How Hardin 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 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #100 of 1,493 scored counties
#4 of 35 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $63.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,421 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.2M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,482
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Hardin County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #100 of 1,493 scored counties and #4 of 35 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for landscaping and lawn care companies.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 landscaping and lawn care companies in Hardin County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Hardin County spend about $63.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,421 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 15 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $4.2M per company, 44% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Hardin County was 23 in 2023. That is one for every 1,940 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 Hardin County. Population estimates show Hardin County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hardin 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 | Hardin County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.2M | $3.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,940 | 1,606 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +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 | $1,421 | $1,381 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $67,647 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Hardin 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 Hardin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,482+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 44,622
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 624 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 179
- Median household income
- $67,647+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,596
- Median home value
- $225,800
- Jobs located here
- 42,829
- Daytime population
- 107,983Residents 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 |
Other business types in Hardin 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 trades53
- HVAC and plumbing57
- Electricians45
- Roofing and gutters66
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control71
- Landscaping and lawn care78
- House cleaning63
- Pest control59
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Hardin County, KY?
Hardin County has 15 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Hardin County, KY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $63.4M a year, or $1,421 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 15 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 44,622 households in Hardin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hardin County, KY compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Hardin County has 3.4 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $4.2M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Hardin County would have about 22, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,940 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Hardin County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Hardin County at 113,482 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,622 households. The median household income in Hardin County is $67,647 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Hardin County scores 78 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #100 of 1,493 scored counties.
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