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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area
The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #245 of 385 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine
- Listings
- 24
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- −6.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,168 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,487
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area spend about $54.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,168 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per company, 22% 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.
Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 999 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lewiston-Auburn metro area grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #245 of 385 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine.
How the Lewiston-Auburn metro area compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Lewiston-Auburn metro area | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 6.9 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $1.8M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 999 | 619 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.0% | +7.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,168 | $1,246 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $67,873 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47−6.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 133
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 241 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area, 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 the Lewiston-Auburn metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,487+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 46,953
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 242
- Median household income
- $67,873+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,271
- Median home value
- $252,800
- Jobs located here
- 50,802
- Daytime population
- 111,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 41 | 24 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +4.8% | #245 of 385 |
| 2Bangor, ME | 33 | 38 | 5.8 | $2M | +3.8% | #298 of 385 |
| 3Portland-South Portland, ME | 28 | 206 | 8.6 | $1.6M | +4.5% | #340 of 385 |
Other business types in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area
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 trades48
- HVAC and plumbing54
- Electricians37
- Roofing and gutters49
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control36
- Landscaping and lawn care41
- House cleaning26
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area?
The Lewiston-Auburn metro area has 24 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 6.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $54.9M a year, or $1,168 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 46,953 households in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Lewiston-Auburn metro area 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 $2.3M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area would have about 19, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 999 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lewiston-Auburn metro area at 116,487 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,953 households. The median household income in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area is $67,873 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. The Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores 41 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #245 of 385 scored metro areas.
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