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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Cumberland County, NJ
How Cumberland County, NJ 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #938 of 1,493 scored counties
#14 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 29
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- +2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $63.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,187 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,148
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 landscaping and lawn care companies in Cumberland County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 13% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Cumberland County spend about $63.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,187 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 25% 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 51 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Cumberland County in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,055 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Cumberland County.
Population estimates show Cumberland County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Cumberland County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #938 of 1,493 scored counties and #14 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Cumberland County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Cumberland County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,055 | 741 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.0% | +2.8% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,187 | $1,489 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $67,436 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 51+2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 178
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 291 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,148+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 53,781
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 317
- Median household income
- $67,436+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,848
- Median home value
- $221,400
- Jobs located here
- 60,097
- Daytime population
- 148,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| 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 |
| 14Cumberland County, NJ | 42 | 29 | 5.4 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #938 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Cumberland 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 trades65
- HVAC and plumbing60
- Electricians65
- Roofing and gutters76
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control43
- Landscaping and lawn care42
- House cleaning68
- Pest control39
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Cumberland County, NJ?
Cumberland County has 29 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 2.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Cumberland County, NJ spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $63.8M a year, or $1,187 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 53,781 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, NJ compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Cumberland County has 5.4 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.2M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 22, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,055 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 157,148 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,781 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $67,436 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Cumberland County scores 42 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #938 of 1,493 scored counties.
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