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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Johnson County, KY

How Johnson 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,169 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
22,051
−2.6% 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

Households in Johnson County spend about $10.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,169 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.3M of household spending for each company on map listings. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies.

Johnson County has 2 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Johnson County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,013 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Johnson County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, Johnson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Johnson 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 Johnson County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.24.14.8
Spending per listing$5.3M$3.4M$2.9M
Households per official establishment3,0131,6061,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/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$1,169$1,381$1,414
Median household income$44,904$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored68

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
14
Annual payroll, 2023
$533K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Johnson 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 Johnson County

Population, 2025 estimate
22,051−2.6% since 2020
Households
9,040
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
262 sq. mi.
People per square mile
85
Median household income
$44,904+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,524
Median home value
$120,200
Jobs located here
4,685
Daytime population
20,881Residents 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 Johnson 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
Johnson County, KYNot scored22.2$5.3M−2.6%

Other business types in Johnson 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 Johnson County, KY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 landscaping and lawn care companies in Johnson County. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $10.6M a year, or $1,169 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $5.3M 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 9,040 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Johnson County has 2 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Johnson County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,013 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Johnson County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 22,051 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,040 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $44,904, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.2%, 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. Johnson County has no market score for landscaping and lawn care companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Johnson County

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