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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Albany County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Albany County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #529 of 1,493 scored counties
#11 of 59 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 66
- 5 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 118
- −5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $178.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,324 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,324 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Albany County spend about $178.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 8% 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 66 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Albany County as of September 2026. 5 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Albany County in 2023, down 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,142 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $810K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Albany County.
Population estimates put the population change in Albany County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Albany County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #529 of 1,493 scored counties and #11 of 59 scored counties in New York.
How Albany County compares
The same measures for New York 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.8M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,142 | 997 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.6% | +3.6% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,324 | $1,372 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 125 → 118−5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 418
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 665 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $810K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1New York County, NY | 80 | 67 | 0.9 | $17.9M | −1.3% | #66 of 1,493 |
| 2Queens County, NY | 75 | 31 | 0.4 | $36.5M | −1.1% | #131 of 1,493 |
| 3Kings County, NY | 73 | 63 | 0.6 | $21.5M | −2.5% | #164 of 1,493 |
| 4Richmond County, NY | 73 | 49 | 2.9 | $5M | +1.3% | #171 of 1,493 |
| 5Bronx County, NY | 61 | 17 | 0.3 | $33.1M | −3.8% | #439 of 1,493 |
| 6St. Lawrence County, NY | 59 | 8 | 1.9 | $5.9M | −2.5% | #481 of 1,493 |
| 7Otsego County, NY | 59 | 9 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +3.8% | #485 of 1,493 |
| 8Nassau County, NY | 58 | 197 | 4.3 | $4.1M | +0.6% | #498 of 1,493 |
| 9Franklin County, NY | 57 | 6 | 3.1 | $3.7M | −1.6% | #521 of 1,493 |
| 10Schenectady County, NY | 57 | 29 | 4.3 | $3M | +3.0% | #526 of 1,493 |
| 11Albany County, NY | 57 | 66 | 4.9 | $2.7M | +2.2% | #529 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Albany 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 trades70
- HVAC and plumbing77
- Electricians68
- Roofing and gutters70
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control50
- Landscaping and lawn care57
- House cleaning52
- Pest control51
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Albany County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 66 landscaping and lawn care companies in Albany County. 5 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 118 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 5.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Albany County, NY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $178.3M a year, or $1,324 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Albany County has 4.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.7M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Albany County would have about 61, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,142 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 57 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #529 of 1,493 scored counties.
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