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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Dutchess County, NY
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Dutchess County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #890 of 1,493 scored counties
#27 of 59 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 71
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 232
- +7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $168.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,449 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 300,708
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Dutchess County spend about $168.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,449 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per company, 19% 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 71 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Dutchess County as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Dutchess County was 232 in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 501 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $74K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Dutchess County.
Population estimates show Dutchess County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Dutchess County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #890 of 1,493 scored counties and #27 of 59 scored counties in New York.
How Dutchess 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 | Dutchess County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3.8M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 501 | 997 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.4% | +3.6% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,449 | $1,372 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $99,478 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 216 → 232+7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 814
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $43.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 711 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $74K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 300,708+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 116,275
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 796 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 375
- Median household income
- $99,478+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,997
- Median home value
- $400,600
- Jobs located here
- 112,196
- Daytime population
- 274,540Residents 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 |
| 27Dutchess County, NY | 44 | 71 | 6.1 | $2.4M | +1.5% | #890 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Dutchess 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 trades62
- HVAC and plumbing65
- Electricians56
- Roofing and gutters75
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control47
- Landscaping and lawn care44
- House cleaning60
- Pest control72
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Dutchess County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 71 landscaping and lawn care companies in Dutchess County. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 232 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Dutchess County, NY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $168.5M a year, or $1,449 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 116,275 households in Dutchess County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dutchess County, NY compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Dutchess County has 6.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.4M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Dutchess County would have about 58, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 501 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Dutchess County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Dutchess County at 300,708 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,275 households. Median household income in Dutchess County is $99,478, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Dutchess County scores 44 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #890 of 1,493 scored counties.
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