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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Waldo County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Waldo County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,030 of 1,493 scored counties
#8 of 15 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +34.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $20.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,185 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,693
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Waldo County comes to about $20.7M a year: $1,185 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 12% 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.
Waldo County has 8 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Waldo County was 31 in 2023, up 34.8% from 2019. That is one for every 564 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $367K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Waldo County.
Population estimates show Waldo County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Waldo County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,030 of 1,493 scored counties and #8 of 15 scored counties in Maine.
How Waldo 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 | Waldo County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 6.9 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $1.8M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 564 | 619 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +34.8% | +7.2% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,185 | $1,246 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $72,782 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 31+34.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $367K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Waldo 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 Waldo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,693+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,470
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 730 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $72,782+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,541
- Median home value
- $257,700
- Jobs located here
- 11,338
- Daytime population
- 35,620Residents 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 Waldo 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 Waldo 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 trades67
- HVAC and plumbing
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control51
- Landscaping and lawn care39
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Waldo County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 landscaping and lawn care companies in Waldo County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 34.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Waldo County, ME spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $20.7M a year, or $1,185 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 17,470 households in Waldo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waldo County, ME compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Waldo County has 4.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.6M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Waldo County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 564 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Waldo County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Waldo County at 40,693 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,470 households. Median household income in Waldo County is $72,782, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.2%, 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. Waldo County scores 39 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,030 of 1,493 scored counties.
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