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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Penobscot County, ME
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Penobscot County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,008 of 1,493 scored counties
#7 of 15 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 38
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- −9.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $77M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,967
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 landscaping and lawn care companies in Penobscot County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.8 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Penobscot County comes to about $77M a year: $1,181 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 38 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2M per company, 31% 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 66 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Penobscot County in 2023, down 9.6% from 2019. That is one for every 988 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Penobscot County.
Population estimates show Penobscot County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Penobscot County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,008 of 1,493 scored counties and #7 of 15 scored counties in Maine.
How Penobscot County 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 | Penobscot County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 6.9 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $1.8M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 988 | 619 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.6% | +7.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,181 | $1,246 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $66,356 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 73 → 66−9.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 256
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 382 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,967+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 65,221
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,397 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $66,356+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,290
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 73,466
- Daytime population
- 158,403Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Maine, with Penobscot County marked.
Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, ME | 55 | 5 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +0.8% | #576 of 1,493 |
| 2Somerset County, ME | 46 | 10 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +2.3% | #818 of 1,493 |
| 3Androscoggin County, ME | 46 | 24 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +4.8% | #827 of 1,493 |
| 4Franklin County, ME | 42 | 5 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +4.6% | #930 of 1,493 |
| 5Lincoln County, ME | 42 | 8 | 4.8 | $2.6M | +3.8% | #932 of 1,493 |
| 6Aroostook County, ME | 42 | 13 | 4.3 | $2.5M | −0.7% | #935 of 1,493 |
| 7Penobscot County, ME | 40 | 38 | 5.8 | $2M | +3.8% | #1,008 of 1,493 |
| 8Waldo County, ME | 39 | 8 | 4.6 | $2.6M | +2.6% | #1,030 of 1,493 |
| 9Cumberland County, ME | 37 | 108 | 8.2 | $1.7M | +4.5% | #1,098 of 1,493 |
| 10York County, ME | 32 | 75 | 8.2 | $1.6M | +4.8% | #1,230 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Penobscot 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 trades59
- HVAC and plumbing64
- Electricians47
- Roofing and gutters62
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control38
- Landscaping and lawn care40
- House cleaning51
- Pest control50
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Penobscot County, ME?
Penobscot County has 38 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 9.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Penobscot County, ME spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $77M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 65,221 households in Penobscot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Penobscot County, ME compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Penobscot County has 5.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Penobscot County would have about 26, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 988 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Penobscot County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Penobscot County at 157,967 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,221 households. The median household income in Penobscot County is $66,356 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.6% 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. Penobscot County scores 40 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,008 of 1,493 scored counties.
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