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Landscaping and lawn care companies in McCracken County, KY
The landscaping and lawn care companies in McCracken County, KY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #375 of 1,493 scored counties
#18 of 35 scored counties in Kentucky
- Listings
- 14
- 4 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,398 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,553
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 landscaping and lawn care companies in McCracken County. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in McCracken County spend about $38.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,398 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 14 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.8M per company, 6% 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 13 businesses with payroll in McCracken County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 2,123 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Population estimates show McCracken County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. McCracken County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #375 of 1,493 scored counties and #18 of 35 scored counties in Kentucky.
How McCracken 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 | McCracken County | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $3.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,123 | 1,606 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +2.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,398 | $1,381 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $64,373 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 McCracken 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 McCracken County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,553−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,601
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 249 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 272
- Median household income
- $64,373+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,079
- Median home value
- $188,100
- Jobs located here
- 39,473
- Daytime population
- 78,455Residents 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 McCracken 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 |
| 18McCracken County, KY | 64 | 14 | 5.1 | $2.8M | −0.5% | #375 of 1,493 |
Other business types in McCracken 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 trades23
- HVAC and plumbing23
- Electricians40
- Roofing and gutters23
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control50
- Landscaping and lawn care64
- House cleaning51
- Pest control36
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in McCracken County, KY?
McCracken County has 14 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in McCracken County, KY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $38.6M a year, or $1,398 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 27,601 households in McCracken County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McCracken County, KY compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
McCracken County has 5.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.8M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, McCracken County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,123 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is McCracken County, KY growing?
Population estimates put McCracken County at 67,553 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,601 households. The median household income in McCracken County is $64,373 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. McCracken County scores 64 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #375 of 1,493 scored counties.
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