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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Barnstable Town, MA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Barnstable Town, MA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #353 of 385 scored metro areas
#4 of 6 scored metro areas based 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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What this means

The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Barnstable Town metro area is 25 (lower middle), #353 of 385 scored metro areas and #4 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 197 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Barnstable Town metro area. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 18.6 per 10,000 households, 3.9 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Households in the Barnstable Town metro area 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. Spread across 197 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $769K per company, 74% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Barnstable Town metro area was 478 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 the Barnstable Town metro area. Population estimates show the Barnstable Town metro area grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Barnstable Town metro area 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 Town, MA metro area compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureBarnstable Town metro areaMassachusettsU.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
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 the Barnstable Town metro area, 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 the Barnstable Town metro area

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 metro areas in Massachusetts for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Massachusetts (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Barnstable Town metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Massachusetts

Metro areas in Massachusetts ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Worcester, MA412206.6$2.2M+3.7%#246 of 385
2Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH411,4177.3$2.1M+2.3%#247 of 385
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA353955.8$2.3M+2.1%#276 of 385
3Amherst Town-Northampton, MA34487.7$1.7M+10.4%#291 of 385
4Barnstable Town, MA2519718.6$769K+2.4%#353 of 385
5Springfield, MA231136.1$2M+0.2%#356 of 385
6Pittsfield, MA12457.8$1.6M−1.2%#385 of 385

Other business types in the Barnstable Town metro area

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

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Barnstable Town, MA metro area?

The Barnstable Town metro area has 197 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 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 the Barnstable Town, MA metro area 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. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,777 households in the Barnstable Town metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Barnstable Town metro area 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 national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Barnstable Town metro area 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 the Barnstable Town, MA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Barnstable Town metro area at 233,539 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,777 households. The median household income in the Barnstable Town metro area is $95,241 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Barnstable Town metro area scores 25 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #353 of 385 scored metro areas.

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