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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Somerset County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Somerset County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #818 of 1,493 scored counties
#2 of 15 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,089 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,620
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Somerset County comes to about $25.3M a year: $1,089 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per company, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies.
There are 10 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.3 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Somerset County was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 1,160 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Somerset County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Somerset County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #818 of 1,493 scored counties and #2 of 15 scored counties in Maine.
How Somerset 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 | Somerset County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 6.9 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $1.8M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,160 | 619 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,089 | $1,246 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $58,179 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,620+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,209
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,924 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $58,179+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,305
- Median home value
- $166,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,253
- Daytime population
- 42,930Residents 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 Somerset 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 Somerset 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 plumbing60
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control57
- Landscaping and lawn care46
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Somerset County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 landscaping and lawn care companies in Somerset County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Somerset County, ME spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $25.3M a year, or $1,089 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per company. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,209 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, ME compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Somerset County has 4.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.5M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Somerset County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,160 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Somerset County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 51,620 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,209 households. Median household income in Somerset County is $58,179, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.5%, 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. Somerset County scores 46 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #818 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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