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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Belknap County, NH
How Belknap County, NH 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 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,421 of 1,493 scored counties
#10 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 36
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 69
- +25.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,353 a household
- Spending per listing
- $990K
- 66% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,147
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Belknap County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,421 of 1,493 scored counties and #10 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 landscaping and lawn care companies in Belknap County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.7, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,353 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Belknap County spend about $35.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $990K per company, 66% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 69 businesses with payroll in Belknap County classed as landscaping services, up 25.5% from 2019. That is one for every 382 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $597K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Belknap County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Belknap County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Belknap County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Belknap County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 8.3 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $990K | $1.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 382 | 541 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.5% | +10.3% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,353 | $1,429 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $92,783 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 55 → 69+25.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 387
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 360 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $597K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Belknap 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 Belknap County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,147+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,337
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 402 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 161
- Median household income
- $92,783+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,878
- Median home value
- $374,900
- Jobs located here
- 26,593
- Daytime population
- 60,550Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Belknap County marked.
Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hillsborough County, NH | 49 | 107 | 6.3 | $2.3M | +2.5% | #731 of 1,493 |
| 2Grafton County, NH | 40 | 23 | 6.2 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #1,002 of 1,493 |
| 3Sullivan County, NH | 38 | 9 | 5.4 | $2.3M | +2.1% | #1,065 of 1,493 |
| 4Strafford County, NH | 38 | 40 | 7.7 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #1,078 of 1,493 |
| 5Rockingham County, NH | 35 | 135 | 10.6 | $1.5M | +3.0% | #1,164 of 1,493 |
| 6Cheshire County, NH | 30 | 23 | 7.5 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #1,273 of 1,493 |
| 7Merrimack County, NH | 30 | 57 | 9.4 | $1.5M | +2.6% | #1,284 of 1,493 |
| 8Coos County, NH | 28 | 7 | 5.0 | $2.2M | +0.4% | #1,309 of 1,493 |
| 9Carroll County, NH | 27 | 26 | 11.9 | $1.1M | +5.0% | #1,350 of 1,493 |
| 10Belknap County, NH | 23 | 36 | 13.7 | $990K | +2.1% | #1,421 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Belknap 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 trades34
- HVAC and plumbing41
- Electricians30
- Roofing and gutters63
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control24
- Landscaping and lawn care23
- House cleaning36
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Belknap County, NH?
There are 36 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Belknap County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 25.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Belknap County, NH spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $35.6M a year, or $1,353 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $990K 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 26,337 households in Belknap County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Belknap County, NH compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Belknap County has 13.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $990K, 66% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Belknap County would have about 12, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 382 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Belknap County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Belknap County at 65,147 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,337 households. The median household income in Belknap County is $92,783 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Belknap County scores 23 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #1,421 of 1,493 scored counties.
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