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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Somerset County, NJ
How Somerset 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #681 of 1,493 scored counties
#9 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 99
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 283
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $226.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,730 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 356,486
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 99 landscaping and lawn care companies in Somerset County. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.6, 58% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Somerset County comes to about $226.3M a year: $1,730 per household, 22% above the U.S. average. Spread across 99 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.3M per company, 22% 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 283 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Somerset County in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 462 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $405K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Somerset County.
Population estimates show Somerset County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Somerset County is 51 (upper middle), #681 of 1,493 scored counties and #9 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Somerset 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 | Somerset County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 462 | 741 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +2.8% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,730 | $1,489 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $140,374 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 271 → 283+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,358
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $87.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 991 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 77The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $405K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 356,486+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 130,802
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 302 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,159
- Median household income
- $140,374+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $191,543
- Median home value
- $552,100
- Jobs located here
- 201,609
- Daytime population
- 369,052Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Somerset 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 Somerset 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 trades76
- HVAC and plumbing77
- Electricians70
- Roofing and gutters89
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control55
- Landscaping and lawn care51
- House cleaning68
- Pest control78
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Somerset County, NJ?
There are 99 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 283 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Somerset County, NJ spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $226.3M a year, or $1,730 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 130,802 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, NJ compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Somerset County has 7.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.3M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Somerset County would have about 77, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 462 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Somerset County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 356,486 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 130,802 households. The median household income in Somerset County is $140,374 a year, 74% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Somerset County scores 51 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #681 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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