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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Cortland, NY area
How the Cortland, NY area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #248 of 399 scored small-town markets
#9 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- −28.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $22.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,177 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,850
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Cortland area spend about $22.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,177 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.5M per company, 15% 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 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Cortland area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in the Cortland area classed as landscaping services, down 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,267 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Cortland area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Cortland area declined 1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Cortland area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #248 of 399 scored small-town markets and #9 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.
How the Cortland area 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 | Cortland area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.8M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,267 | 997 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −28.6% | +3.6% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,177 | $1,372 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $70,418 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15−28.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Cortland area, 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 the Cortland area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,850−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,999
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $70,418+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,337
- Median home value
- $162,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,001
- Daytime population
- 43,892Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oneonta, NY | 61 | 9 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +3.8% | #112 of 399 |
| 2Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 60 | 8 | 1.9 | $5.9M | −2.5% | #115 of 399 |
| 3Gloversville, NY | 51 | 9 | 3.9 | $2.9M | −1.6% | #175 of 399 |
| 4Plattsburgh, NY | 51 | 16 | 4.8 | $2.5M | −2.0% | #177 of 399 |
| 5Amsterdam, NY | 48 | 10 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +1.1% | #202 of 399 |
| 6Corning, NY | 45 | 17 | 4.3 | $2.7M | −1.6% | #231 of 399 |
| 7Monticello, NY | 45 | 18 | 5.7 | $2.2M | +2.7% | #236 of 399 |
| 8Batavia, NY | 44 | 13 | 5.2 | $2.3M | +0.2% | #242 of 399 |
| 9Cortland, NY | 43 | 9 | 4.7 | $2.5M | −1.9% | #248 of 399 |
| 10Hudson, NY | 33 | 17 | 6.4 | $2.1M | −2.1% | #324 of 399 |
Other business types in the Cortland area
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 trades80
- HVAC and plumbing
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control33
- Landscaping and lawn care43
- House cleaning
- Pest control16
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Cortland, NY area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Cortland area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 28.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Cortland, NY area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $22.4M a year, or $1,177 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 18,999 households in the Cortland area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cortland, NY area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Cortland area has 4.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.5M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Cortland area would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,267 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cortland, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Cortland area at 45,850 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,999 households. Median household income in the Cortland area is $70,418, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Cortland area scores 43 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #248 of 399 scored small-town markets.
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