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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Meade County, KY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Meade County, KY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #515 of 1,493 scored counties
#24 of 35 scored counties in Kentucky

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$16.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,468 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.2
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,699
+2.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 landscaping and lawn care companies in Meade County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.2 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Households in Meade County spend about $16.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,468 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per company, 39% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Meade County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,752 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Meade County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Meade County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #515 of 1,493 scored counties and #24 of 35 scored counties in Kentucky.

How Meade 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 Meade County, KY compared with Kentucky and the U.S.
MeasureMeade CountyKentuckyU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.24.14.8
Spending per listing$1.8M$3.4M$2.9M
Households per official establishment2,7521,6061,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+2.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,468$1,381$1,414
Median household income$74,355$63,726$80,734
Groundwork market score5868

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Meade 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 Meade County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,699+2.2% since 2020
Households
11,007
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
306 sq. mi.
People per square mile
99
Median household income
$74,355+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,803
Median home value
$207,900
Jobs located here
5,894
Daytime population
23,204Residents 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 Meade 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
24Meade County, KY5898.2$1.8M+2.2%#515 of 1,493

Other business types in Meade 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 Meade County, KY?

Meade County has 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $16.2M a year, or $1,468 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 11,007 households in Meade County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Meade County has 8.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.8M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Meade County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,752 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Meade County, KY growing?

Population estimates put Meade County at 30,699 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,007 households. The median household income in Meade County is $74,355 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.4% 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. Meade County scores 58 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #515 of 1,493 scored counties.

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