Home services · County · New Jersey
Landscaping and lawn care companies in Essex County, NJ
How Essex 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 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #97 of 1,493 scored counties
#2 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 73
- 4 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 238
- +0.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $438.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,371 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6M
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 896,379
- +4.2% since 2020
See the landscaping and lawn care companies around any address in Essex County
The site report maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Essex County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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
Essex County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #97 of 1,493 scored counties and #2 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for landscaping and lawn care companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 73 landscaping and lawn care companies in Essex County. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Essex County spend about $438.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,371 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6M per company, 2.1 times 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 238 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Essex County in 2023, up 0.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,344 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Essex County. Population estimates show Essex County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Essex 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 | Essex County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,344 | 741 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.4% | +2.8% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,371 | $1,489 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $80,789 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 237 → 238+0.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 678
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 734 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 150The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 896,379+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 319,788
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 45%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 126 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6,845
- Median household income
- $80,789+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,554
- Median home value
- $524,100
- Jobs located here
- 362,597
- Daytime population
- 843,719Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Essex County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Essex County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardLandscaping and lawn care across New Jersey
Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Essex County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Essex 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 trades87
- HVAC and plumbing87
- Electricians86
- Roofing and gutters86
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control72
- Landscaping and lawn care78
- House cleaning56
- Pest control70
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Essex County, NJ?
There are 73 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Essex County as of September 2026. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 238 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 0.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Essex County, NJ spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $438.3M a year, or $1,371 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $6M 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 319,788 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, NJ compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Essex County has 2.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $6M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Essex County would have about 150, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,344 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 896,379 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 319,788 households. The median household income in Essex County is $80,789 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% 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. Essex County scores 78 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #97 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Essex County. 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.
How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Essex County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Essex County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Essex County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.