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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Barnstable County, MA

How Barnstable County, MA 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 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,389 of 1,493 scored counties
#12 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
197
8 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
478
+9.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$151.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,432 a household
Spending per listing
$769K
74% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.6
3.9 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
233,539
+2.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Barnstable County scores 25 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,389 of 1,493 scored counties and #12 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Barnstable County spend about $151.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,432 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $769K per company, 74% 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 197 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Barnstable County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 18.6 for every 10,000 households, 3.9 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Official counts show 478 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Barnstable County in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 221 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 37 SBA-backed loans worth $8.1M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Barnstable County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Barnstable County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Barnstable County compares

The same measures for Massachusetts 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Barnstable County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureBarnstable CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.67.44.8
Spending per listing$769K$2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment2216111,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.9%+9.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,432$1,491$1,414
Median household income$95,241$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score2531

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
435 → 478+9.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,236
Annual payroll, 2023
$146.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1978 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
37
Amount
$8.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Barnstable 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 Barnstable County

Population, 2025 estimate
233,539+2.4% since 2020
Households
105,777
Median age
53.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
394 sq. mi.
People per square mile
588
Median household income
$95,241+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$134,349
Median home value
$629,000
Jobs located here
87,424
Daytime population
221,377Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Barnstable County marked.

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Suffolk County, MA79672.0$7M+0.1%#83 of 1,493
2Norfolk County, MA482187.7$2.2M+2.2%#765 of 1,493
3Middlesex County, MA484957.8$2.1M+2.8%#768 of 1,493
4Worcester County, MA462206.6$2.2M+3.7%#831 of 1,493
5Bristol County, MA441406.0$2.2M+2.9%#894 of 1,493
6Hampshire County, MA41487.7$1.7M+10.4%#981 of 1,493
7Plymouth County, MA371979.7$1.6M+3.5%#1,102 of 1,493
8Essex County, MA362658.5$1.7M+2.3%#1,128 of 1,493
9Nantucket County, MA331019.0$930K+3.6%#1,216 of 1,493
10Hampden County, MA311136.1$2M+0.2%#1,244 of 1,493
12Barnstable County, MA2519718.6$769K+2.4%#1,389 of 1,493

Other business types in Barnstable County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Barnstable County, MA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 197 landscaping and lawn care companies in Barnstable County. 8 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 478 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Barnstable County, MA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $151.5M a year, or $1,432 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 197 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $769K 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 105,777 households in Barnstable County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barnstable County, MA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Barnstable County has 18.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 3.9 times the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $769K, 74% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Barnstable County would have about 52, against 197 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 221 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Barnstable County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Barnstable County at 233,539 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,777 households. Median household income in Barnstable County is $95,241, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Barnstable County scores 25 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,389 of 1,493 scored counties.

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