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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Cayuga County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Cayuga County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,316 of 1,493 scored counties
#50 of 59 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 20
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +40.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,174 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,365
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For landscaping and lawn care companies, Cayuga County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,316 of 1,493 scored counties and #50 of 59 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 landscaping and lawn care companies in Cayuga County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.3, 31% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,174 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Cayuga County spend about $37M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $1.9M per company, 37% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Cayuga County was 28 in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,126 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Cayuga County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cayuga 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 | Cayuga County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $3.8M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,126 | 997 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.0% | +3.6% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,174 | $1,372 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $67,904 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 28+40.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 200 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Cayuga 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 Cayuga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,365−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,524
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 692 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 109
- Median household income
- $67,904+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,583
- Median home value
- $171,000
- Jobs located here
- 25,171
- Daytime population
- 65,706Residents 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 |
| 50Cayuga County, NY | 28 | 20 | 6.3 | $1.9M | −2.3% | #1,316 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Cayuga 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 trades60
- HVAC and plumbing63
- Electricians56
- Roofing and gutters52
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control35
- Landscaping and lawn care28
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Cayuga County, NY?
There are 20 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Cayuga County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Cayuga County, NY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $37M a year, or $1,174 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 31,524 households in Cayuga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cayuga County, NY compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Cayuga County has 6.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.9M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Cayuga County would have about 13, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,126 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cayuga County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Cayuga County at 74,365 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,524 households. The median household income in Cayuga County is $67,904 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. Cayuga County scores 28 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,316 of 1,493 scored counties.
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