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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Mercer County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Mercer County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #793 of 1,493 scored counties
#10 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 97
- 4 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 248
- +6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $212.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,473 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 399,289
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,473 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Mercer County spend about $212.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $2.2M per company, 25% 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.
There are 97 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Mercer County as of September 2026. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.7, 40% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Mercer County was 248 in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 581 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Mercer County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mercer County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Mercer County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #793 of 1,493 scored counties and #10 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Mercer 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 | Mercer County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 581 | 741 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.4% | +2.8% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,473 | $1,489 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $100,645 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 233 → 248+6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 899
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 974 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 73The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $3.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 399,289+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 144,114
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 225 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,719
- Median household income
- $100,645+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,372
- Median home value
- $377,700
- Jobs located here
- 262,034
- Daytime population
- 469,892Residents 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 |
Other business types in Mercer 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 trades75
- HVAC and plumbing84
- Electricians80
- Roofing and gutters55
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control50
- Landscaping and lawn care47
- House cleaning65
- Pest control78
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Mercer County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 97 landscaping and lawn care companies in Mercer County. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 248 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Mercer County, NJ spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $212.3M a year, or $1,473 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 97 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 144,114 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, NJ compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Mercer County has 6.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 40% 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 U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Mercer County would have about 73, against 97 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 581 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Mercer County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 399,289 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 144,114 households. Median household income in Mercer County is $100,645, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. Mercer County scores 47 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #793 of 1,493 scored counties.
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