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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Madison County, NY

How Madison County, NY 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 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,474 of 1,493 scored counties
#58 of 59 scored counties in New York

Listings
24
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
44
+12.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$32.6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,241 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.1
90% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,120
−1.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Madison County is 15 (low), #1,474 of 1,493 scored counties and #58 of 59 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 landscaping and lawn care companies in Madison County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.1, 90% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Households in Madison County spend about $32.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,241 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.4M per company, 54% 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 Madison County was 44 in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019. That is one for every 597 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $138K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Madison County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Madison 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Madison County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.13.64.8
Spending per listing$1.4M$3.8M$2.9M
Households per official establishment5979971,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.8%+3.6%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,241$1,372$1,414
Median household income$75,499$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score1551

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
39 → 44+12.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
106
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
241 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$138K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,120−1.2% since 2020
Households
26,252
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
655 sq. mi.
People per square mile
103
Median household income
$75,499+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,121
Median home value
$184,600
Jobs located here
21,340
Daytime population
58,101Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in New York, with Madison County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1New York County, NY80670.9$17.9M−1.3%#66 of 1,493
2Queens County, NY75310.4$36.5M−1.1%#131 of 1,493
3Kings County, NY73630.6$21.5M−2.5%#164 of 1,493
4Richmond County, NY73492.9$5M+1.3%#171 of 1,493
5Bronx County, NY61170.3$33.1M−3.8%#439 of 1,493
6St. Lawrence County, NY5981.9$5.9M−2.5%#481 of 1,493
7Otsego County, NY5993.9$3.1M+3.8%#485 of 1,493
8Nassau County, NY581974.3$4.1M+0.6%#498 of 1,493
9Franklin County, NY5763.1$3.7M−1.6%#521 of 1,493
10Schenectady County, NY57294.3$3M+3.0%#526 of 1,493
58Madison County, NY15249.1$1.4M−1.2%#1,474 of 1,493

Other business types in Madison County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Madison County, NY?

Madison County has 24 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 12.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Madison County, NY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $32.6M a year, or $1,241 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 26,252 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Madison County, NY compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Madison County has 9.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.4M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Madison County would have about 11, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 597 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 67,120 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,252 households. The median household income in Madison County is $75,499 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Madison County scores 15 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #1,474 of 1,493 scored counties.

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