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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Monmouth County, NJ
How Monmouth 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,012 of 1,493 scored counties
#15 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 209
- 11 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 464
- +0.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $410M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,629 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 73% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 651,035
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Monmouth County spend about $410M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,629 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per company, 33% 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 209 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Monmouth County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 464 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Monmouth County in 2023, up 0.9% from 2019. That is one for every 542 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Monmouth County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monmouth County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Monmouth County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,012 of 1,493 scored counties and #15 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Monmouth 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 | Monmouth County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 542 | 741 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +0.9% | +2.8% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,629 | $1,489 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $124,845 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 460 → 464+0.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,269
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $124.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20911 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 140The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 651,035+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 251,712
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,378
- Median household income
- $124,845+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $170,718
- Median home value
- $606,100
- Jobs located here
- 274,570
- Daytime population
- 600,595Residents 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 |
| 15Monmouth County, NJ | 40 | 209 | 8.3 | $2M | +1.4% | #1,012 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Monmouth 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 trades59
- HVAC and plumbing58
- Electricians54
- Roofing and gutters81
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control39
- Landscaping and lawn care40
- House cleaning59
- Pest control49
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Monmouth County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 209 landscaping and lawn care companies in Monmouth County. 11 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 464 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 0.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Monmouth County, NJ spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $410M a year, or $1,629 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 209 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $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 251,712 households in Monmouth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monmouth County, NJ compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Monmouth County has 8.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Monmouth County would have about 140, against 209 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 542 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 0.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Monmouth County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Monmouth County at 651,035 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 251,712 households. Median household income in Monmouth County is $124,845, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Monmouth County scores 40 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,012 of 1,493 scored counties.
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