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Landscaping and lawn care companies in New Hampshire

Every metro area, small-town market and county in New Hampshire, ranked by the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
463
8 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments
1,027
+10.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$794.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
Listings per 10k households
8.3
73% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.7M
41% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#48 of 51
Market score 24 · Low

A site report maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings around any address in New Hampshire by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 463 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in New Hampshire as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 2%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Households in New Hampshire spend about $794.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,429 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per company, 41% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in New Hampshire was 1,027 in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019. That is one for every 541 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 107 SBA-backed loans worth $20.1M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in New Hampshire.

Among the 50 states and DC, New Hampshire ranks #48 for landscaping and lawn care companies, with a Groundwork market score of 24 (low). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Manchester-Nashua metro area scores highest (44). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Lebanon-Claremont area scores highest (44).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Hampshire, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching New Hampshire, ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Manchester-Nashua, NH441076.3$2.3M+2.5%#219 of 385
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH411,4177.3$2.1M+2.3%#247 of 385

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching New Hampshire, ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT44545.9$2.2M+1.5%#244 of 399
2Concord, NH38579.4$1.5M+2.6%#287 of 399
3Keene, NH37237.5$1.7M+2.3%#293 of 399
4Laconia, NH313613.7$990K+2.1%#341 of 399

Counties

Counties in New Hampshire, ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hillsborough County, NH491076.3$2.3M+2.5%#731 of 1,493
2Grafton County, NH40236.2$2.2M+2.2%#1,002 of 1,493
3Sullivan County, NH3895.4$2.3M+2.1%#1,065 of 1,493
4Strafford County, NH38407.7$1.8M+3.0%#1,078 of 1,493
5Rockingham County, NH3513510.6$1.5M+3.0%#1,164 of 1,493
6Cheshire County, NH30237.5$1.7M+2.3%#1,273 of 1,493
7Merrimack County, NH30579.4$1.5M+2.6%#1,284 of 1,493
8Coos County, NH2875.0$2.2M+0.4%#1,309 of 1,493
9Carroll County, NH272611.9$1.1M+5.0%#1,350 of 1,493
10Belknap County, NH233613.7$990K+2.1%#1,421 of 1,493

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in New Hampshire?

As of September 2026, map listings count 463 landscaping and lawn care companies in New Hampshire. 8 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 1,027 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 10.3% from 2019.

How much do households in New Hampshire spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $794.1M a year, or $1,429 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 463 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 555,822 households in New Hampshire and national spending patterns by income.

How does New Hampshire compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

New Hampshire has 8.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.7M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, New Hampshire would have about 271, against 463 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 541 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

Which market in New Hampshire has the highest market score for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in New Hampshire, the Manchester-Nashua metro area scores highest, at 44 (lower middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in New Hampshire, the Lebanon-Claremont area scores highest, at 44 (lower middle). Among 10 scored counties in New Hampshire, Hillsborough County scores highest, at 49 (lower middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. New Hampshire scores 24 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #48 of the 50 states and DC.

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