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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Laurel County, KY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Laurel County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #199 of 1,493 scored counties
#9 of 35 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,272 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,746
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 landscaping and lawn care companies in Laurel County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,272 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Laurel County spend about $30.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 30% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Laurel County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 3,999 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Laurel County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Laurel County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #199 of 1,493 scored counties and #9 of 35 scored counties in Kentucky. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Laurel 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 | Laurel County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,999 | 1,606 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,272 | $1,381 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $57,771 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $868K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Laurel 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 Laurel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,746+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 23,996
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 434 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $57,771+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,501
- Median home value
- $159,500
- Jobs located here
- 28,658
- Daytime population
- 68,298Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kentucky market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kentucky for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Kentucky, with Laurel County marked.
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 Laurel 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 trades55
- HVAC and plumbing67
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters32
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control73
- Landscaping and lawn care72
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Laurel County, KY?
There are 8 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Laurel County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Laurel County, KY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $30.5M a year, or $1,272 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 23,996 households in Laurel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laurel County, KY compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Laurel County has 3.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.8M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Laurel County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,999 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Laurel County, KY growing?
Population estimates put Laurel County at 63,746 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,996 households. The median household income in Laurel County is $57,771 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.1% 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. Laurel County scores 72 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #199 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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