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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Rockland County, NY
How Rockland 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #767 of 1,493 scored counties
#20 of 59 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 75
- 3 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 315
- +15.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $160.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,542 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 357,397
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,542 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Rockland County spend about $160.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $2.1M per company, 27% 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.
Rockland County has 75 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.2 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 315 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Rockland County in 2023, up 15.8% from 2019. That is one for every 330 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $641K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Rockland County.
Population estimates put the population change in Rockland County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Rockland County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #767 of 1,493 scored counties and #20 of 59 scored counties in New York.
How Rockland 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 | Rockland County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $3.8M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 330 | 997 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.8% | +3.6% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,542 | $1,372 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $109,959 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 272 → 315+15.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,288
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $83.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 753 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $641K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Rockland 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 Rockland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 357,397+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 103,879
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 174 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,968
- Median household income
- $109,959+18.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,075
- Median home value
- $596,900
- Jobs located here
- 131,530
- Daytime population
- 323,209Residents 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 |
| 20Rockland County, NY | 48 | 75 | 7.2 | $2.1M | +5.9% | #767 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Rockland 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 trades61
- HVAC and plumbing61
- Electricians63
- Roofing and gutters66
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control47
- Landscaping and lawn care48
- House cleaning62
- Pest control59
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Rockland County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 75 landscaping and lawn care companies in Rockland County. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 315 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 15.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Rockland County, NY spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $160.2M a year, or $1,542 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 103,879 households in Rockland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rockland County, NY compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Rockland County has 7.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.1M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Rockland County would have about 55, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 330 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Rockland County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Rockland County at 357,397 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 103,879 households. Median household income in Rockland County is $109,959, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.2%, 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. Rockland County scores 48 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #767 of 1,493 scored counties.
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