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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Caroline County, MD
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Caroline County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #607 of 1,493 scored counties
#16 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,406 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,116
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Caroline County spend about $17.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,406 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 6 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.9M per company, in line with 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 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Caroline County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Caroline County in 2023. That is one for every 694 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $167K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Caroline County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Caroline County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Caroline County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #607 of 1,493 scored counties and #16 of 23 scored counties in Maryland.
How Caroline County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Caroline County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.6M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 694 | 1,152 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,406 | $1,757 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $68,457 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 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
- 2
- Amount
- $167K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Caroline 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 Caroline County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,116+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,495
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 319 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 105
- Median household income
- $68,457+16.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,383
- Median home value
- $290,100
- Jobs located here
- 8,855
- Daytime population
- 25,447Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charles County, MD | 87 | 23 | 3.8 | $4.9M | +5.9% | #22 of 1,493 |
| 2Prince George’s County, MD | 81 | 109 | 3.1 | $5.5M | +0.5% | #58 of 1,493 |
| 3Baltimore city, MD | 75 | 25 | 1.0 | $14.3M | −2.3% | #132 of 1,493 |
| 4Calvert County, MD | 73 | 12 | 3.6 | $5.5M | +1.7% | #169 of 1,493 |
| 5Howard County, MD | 72 | 59 | 4.9 | $4.3M | +1.9% | #196 of 1,493 |
| 6St. Mary’s County, MD | 72 | 27 | 6.4 | $2.9M | +2.4% | #203 of 1,493 |
| 7Montgomery County, MD | 70 | 189 | 4.9 | $4.1M | +1.3% | #244 of 1,493 |
| 8Baltimore County, MD | 69 | 143 | 4.3 | $3.9M | −0.7% | #263 of 1,493 |
| 9Harford County, MD | 65 | 53 | 5.2 | $3.4M | +2.0% | #347 of 1,493 |
| 10Frederick County, MD | 65 | 77 | 7.4 | $2.6M | +11.0% | #354 of 1,493 |
| 16Caroline County, MD | 54 | 6 | 4.8 | $2.9M | +2.5% | #607 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Caroline 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 trades30
- HVAC and plumbing27
- Electricians32
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control50
- Landscaping and lawn care54
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Caroline County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 landscaping and lawn care companies in Caroline County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Caroline County, MD spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $17.6M a year, or $1,406 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 12,495 households in Caroline County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Caroline County, MD compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Caroline County has 4.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.9M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 694 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Caroline County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Caroline County at 34,116 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,495 households. Median household income in Caroline County is $68,457, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.8%, 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. Caroline County scores 54 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #607 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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