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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Dorchester County, MD
How Dorchester County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #809 of 1,493 scored counties
#18 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,374 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 85% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,628
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,374 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Dorchester County spend about $18.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $1.6M per company, 47% 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 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Dorchester County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 8.9 per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Dorchester County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,355 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Dorchester County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Dorchester County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #809 of 1,493 scored counties and #18 of 23 scored counties in Maryland.
How Dorchester 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 | Dorchester County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $3.6M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,355 | 1,152 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,374 | $1,757 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $61,839 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $871K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,628+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,546
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 541 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $61,839+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,771
- Median home value
- $262,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,352
- Daytime population
- 29,247Residents 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 |
| 18Dorchester County, MD | 47 | 12 | 8.9 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #809 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Dorchester 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 trades36
- HVAC and plumbing56
- Electricians26
- Roofing and gutters47
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control53
- Landscaping and lawn care47
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Dorchester County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 landscaping and lawn care companies in Dorchester County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Dorchester County, MD spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $18.6M a year, or $1,374 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 13,546 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, MD compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Dorchester County has 8.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.6M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 6, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,355 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Dorchester County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County at 33,628 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,546 households. Median household income in Dorchester County is $61,839, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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. Dorchester County scores 47 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #809 of 1,493 scored counties.
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