Market rankings · New Jersey
Landscaping and lawn care companies in New Jersey
Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,926
- 59 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 4,734
- +2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.2B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 15% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #27 of 51
- Market score 51 · Upper middle
A site report maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,926 landscaping and lawn care companies in New Jersey. 59 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.5 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in New Jersey spend about $5.2B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,489 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 7% 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.
Official counts show 4,734 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in New Jersey in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 741 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, 180 SBA-backed loans worth $48.2M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in New Jersey.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #27 for landscaping and lawn care companies, with a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area scores highest (61). Among 21 scored counties, Hudson County scores highest (84).
Every market in New Jersey for landscaping and lawn care companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, 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
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 61 | 2,584 | 3.5 | $4.2M | +0.6% | #127 of 385 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 52 | 1,284 | 5.2 | $2.7M | +1.4% | #175 of 385 |
| 1Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 42 | 97 | 6.7 | $2.2M | +3.3% | #236 of 385 |
| 2Vineland, NJ | 36 | 29 | 5.4 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #272 of 385 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 35 | 229 | 6.7 | $2M | +3.0% | #280 of 385 |
| 3Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 33 | 86 | 5.6 | $2.4M | +0.8% | #294 of 385 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson County, NJ | 84 | 23 | 0.8 | $18.7M | +1.8% | #35 of 1,493 |
| 2Essex County, NJ | 78 | 73 | 2.3 | $6M | +4.2% | #97 of 1,493 |
| 3Middlesex County, NJ | 68 | 124 | 4.0 | $3.8M | +2.6% | #279 of 1,493 |
| 4Union County, NJ | 65 | 97 | 4.8 | $3.2M | +5.0% | #349 of 1,493 |
| 5Camden County, NJ | 63 | 88 | 4.3 | $3.1M | +2.4% | #402 of 1,493 |
| 6Burlington County, NJ | 60 | 101 | 5.7 | $2.6M | +4.3% | #468 of 1,493 |
| 7Ocean County, NJ | 57 | 127 | 5.2 | $2.6M | +5.6% | #531 of 1,493 |
| 8Bergen County, NJ | 55 | 218 | 6.1 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #578 of 1,493 |
| 9Somerset County, NJ | 51 | 99 | 7.6 | $2.3M | +3.5% | #681 of 1,493 |
| 10Mercer County, NJ | 47 | 97 | 6.7 | $2.2M | +3.3% | #793 of 1,493 |
| 11Gloucester County, NJ | 47 | 79 | 7.0 | $2.1M | +3.3% | #799 of 1,493 |
| 12Passaic County, NJ | 46 | 94 | 5.3 | $2.6M | +1.6% | #817 of 1,493 |
| 13Atlantic County, NJ | 45 | 52 | 4.7 | $2.7M | +1.6% | #854 of 1,493 |
| 14Cumberland County, NJ | 42 | 29 | 5.4 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #938 of 1,493 |
| 15Monmouth County, NJ | 40 | 209 | 8.3 | $2M | +1.4% | #1,012 of 1,493 |
| 16Sussex County, NJ | 40 | 48 | 8.3 | $1.8M | +2.9% | #1,015 of 1,493 |
| 17Morris County, NJ | 39 | 196 | 10.1 | $1.7M | +3.2% | #1,053 of 1,493 |
| 18Warren County, NJ | 32 | 48 | 10.6 | $1.3M | +3.2% | #1,234 of 1,493 |
| 19Hunterdon County, NJ | 32 | 70 | 13.8 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #1,235 of 1,493 |
| 20Salem County, NJ | 29 | 20 | 8.0 | $1.6M | +2.3% | #1,305 of 1,493 |
| 21Cape May County, NJ | 25 | 34 | 7.6 | $1.8M | −1.7% | #1,373 of 1,493 |
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in New Jersey?
There are 1,926 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in New Jersey as of September 2026. 59 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 4,734 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019.
How much do households in New Jersey spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $5.2B a year, or $1,489 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,926 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Jersey compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
New Jersey has 5.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.7M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, New Jersey would have about 1,784, against 1,926 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 741 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Among 21 scored counties in New Jersey, Hudson County scores highest, at 84 (high). 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 Jersey scores 51 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #27 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Jersey. It maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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