Market rankings · Ohio
Landscaping and lawn care companies in Ohio
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Ohio, ranked by the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,705
- 103 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 4,228
- +7.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.9B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 17% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #41 of 51
- Market score 30 · Lower middle
A site report maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings around any address in Ohio by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Ohio has 2,705 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,218 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Ohio spend about $5.9B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 25% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Ohio was 4,228 in 2023, up 7.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,150 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 373 SBA-backed loans worth $64.2M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Ohio.
Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #41 for landscaping and lawn care companies, with a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Huntington-Ashland metro area scores highest (63). Of the 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Chillicothe area scores highest (57).
Every market in Ohio for landscaping and lawn care companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 63 | 45 | 3.0 | $4.4M | −2.6% | #118 of 385 |
| 1Columbus, OH | 60 | 448 | 5.2 | $2.5M | +4.7% | #136 of 385 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 53 | 19 | 3.3 | $3.7M | −3.6% | #162 of 385 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 51 | 518 | 5.7 | $2.4M | +2.7% | #180 of 385 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 50 | 20 | 4.0 | $2.9M | −3.6% | #185 of 385 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 45 | 180 | 5.2 | $2.3M | +1.5% | #217 of 385 |
| 4Sandusky, OH | 39 | 21 | 4.1 | $2.9M | −2.6% | #258 of 385 |
| 5Toledo, OH | 35 | 126 | 5.0 | $2.4M | −1.0% | #275 of 385 |
| 6Springfield, OH | 27 | 35 | 6.3 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #346 of 385 |
| 7Akron, OH | 26 | 183 | 6.2 | $2M | 0.0% | #348 of 385 |
| 8Cleveland, OH | 24 | 557 | 6.0 | $2M | −0.8% | #354 of 385 |
| 9Lima, OH | 23 | 35 | 8.5 | $1.3M | −1.2% | #361 of 385 |
| 10Youngstown-Warren, OH | 21 | 107 | 5.8 | $1.9M | −1.4% | #366 of 385 |
| 11Mansfield, OH | 18 | 33 | 6.6 | $1.7M | −0.1% | #375 of 385 |
| 12Canton-Massillon, OH | 14 | 123 | 7.4 | $1.6M | −0.2% | #384 of 385 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chillicothe, OH | 57 | 9 | 3.0 | $3.7M | −0.8% | #136 of 399 |
| 2Coshocton, OH | 57 | 5 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +1.6% | #139 of 399 |
| 3Athens, OH | 56 | 10 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +1.3% | #149 of 399 |
| 4Portsmouth, OH | 54 | 7 | 2.4 | $4.3M | −3.4% | #159 of 399 |
| 5Salem, OH | 52 | 12 | 2.9 | $3.8M | −2.2% | #167 of 399 |
| 6Sidney, OH | 52 | 10 | 5.3 | $2.3M | −0.2% | #170 of 399 |
| 7Findlay, OH | 50 | 13 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +0.1% | #182 of 399 |
| 8Bellefontaine, OH | 49 | 11 | 5.6 | $2.1M | +0.4% | #196 of 399 |
| 9Greenville, OH | 45 | 8 | 3.8 | $3M | −0.7% | #228 of 399 |
| 10Celina, OH | 44 | 9 | 5.5 | $2.2M | +0.5% | #245 of 399 |
| 11Ashland, OH | 41 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +0.1% | #260 of 399 |
| 12Wapakoneta, OH | 41 | 11 | 5.8 | $2.1M | −1.2% | #264 of 399 |
| 13Tiffin, OH | 40 | 11 | 4.9 | $2.3M | −1.0% | #268 of 399 |
| 14Cambridge, OH | 39 | 7 | 4.3 | $2.5M | −0.1% | #275 of 399 |
| 15Fremont, OH | 38 | 15 | 6.1 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #283 of 399 |
| 16Marietta, OH | 37 | 10 | 4.0 | $2.8M | −2.1% | #290 of 399 |
| 17Wooster, OH | 35 | 26 | 5.9 | $2M | −0.1% | #303 of 399 |
| 18Bucyrus, OH | 35 | 10 | 5.5 | $2M | −0.3% | #306 of 399 |
| 19Defiance, OH | 35 | 11 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +0.1% | #310 of 399 |
| 20Mount Vernon, OH | 35 | 18 | 7.7 | $1.6M | +1.9% | #311 of 399 |
| 21Norwalk, OH | 33 | 14 | 6.0 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #325 of 399 |
| 22Zanesville, OH | 27 | 24 | 7.0 | $1.6M | +0.7% | #365 of 399 |
| 23Marion, OH | 26 | 18 | 7.3 | $1.5M | −0.4% | #369 of 399 |
| 24Urbana, OH | 26 | 14 | 8.9 | $1.3M | +0.2% | #370 of 399 |
| 25New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 22 | 28 | 7.3 | $1.5M | −0.9% | #384 of 399 |
| Wilmington, OH | Not scored | 3 | 1.8 | $6.6M | +0.6% | |
| Gallipolis, OH | Not scored | 2 | 1.7 | $6.3M | −0.5% | |
| Washington Court House, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.5 | $3.3M | −1.4% | |
| Van Wert, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.5 | $3.3M | +0.3% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, OH | 67 | 237 | 4.3 | $3M | +2.8% | #304 of 1,493 |
| 2Delaware County, OH | 57 | 68 | 8.3 | $2M | +12.5% | #543 of 1,493 |
| 3Ross County, OH | 56 | 9 | 3.0 | $3.7M | −0.8% | #546 of 1,493 |
| 4Coshocton County, OH | 56 | 5 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +1.6% | #550 of 1,493 |
| 5Scioto County, OH | 55 | 7 | 2.4 | $4.3M | −3.4% | #567 of 1,493 |
| 6Fairfield County, OH | 55 | 34 | 5.6 | $2.4M | +6.5% | #583 of 1,493 |
| 7Columbiana County, OH | 53 | 12 | 2.9 | $3.8M | −2.2% | #625 of 1,493 |
| 8Athens County, OH | 53 | 10 | 4.3 | $2.5M | +1.3% | #636 of 1,493 |
| 9Warren County, OH | 53 | 69 | 7.5 | $2M | +5.7% | #646 of 1,493 |
| 10Miami County, OH | 52 | 20 | 4.5 | $2.8M | +3.4% | #656 of 1,493 |
| 11Cuyahoga County, OH | 51 | 205 | 3.7 | $3.2M | −2.3% | #673 of 1,493 |
| 12Greene County, OH | 51 | 46 | 6.7 | $2M | +3.7% | #688 of 1,493 |
| 13Preble County, OH | 50 | 7 | 4.2 | $2.7M | −0.8% | #699 of 1,493 |
| 14Hancock County, OH | 49 | 13 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +0.1% | #720 of 1,493 |
| 15Madison County, OH | 49 | 9 | 5.7 | $2.2M | +7.1% | #735 of 1,493 |
| 16Wood County, OH | 49 | 31 | 5.7 | $2.2M | +1.5% | #736 of 1,493 |
| 17Montgomery County, OH | 48 | 114 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +0.5% | #756 of 1,493 |
| 18Hamilton County, OH | 48 | 192 | 5.4 | $2.3M | +1.0% | #757 of 1,493 |
| 19Shelby County, OH | 48 | 10 | 5.3 | $2.3M | −0.2% | #758 of 1,493 |
| 20Morrow County, OH | 47 | 7 | 5.2 | $2.3M | +3.7% | #789 of 1,493 |
| 21Licking County, OH | 47 | 43 | 6.3 | $2.1M | +3.8% | #801 of 1,493 |
| 22Darke County, OH | 46 | 8 | 3.8 | $3M | −0.7% | #813 of 1,493 |
| 23Perry County, OH | 46 | 8 | 5.9 | $1.9M | +1.3% | #840 of 1,493 |
| 24Logan County, OH | 45 | 11 | 5.6 | $2.1M | +0.4% | #868 of 1,493 |
| 25Belmont County, OH | 44 | 10 | 3.7 | $3M | −2.8% | #882 of 1,493 |
Show all 88 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Ottawa County, OH | 44 | 9 | 4.9 | $2.5M | −2.0% | #887 of 1,493 |
| 27Hardin County, OH | 44 | 6 | 5.1 | $2.2M | −2.1% | #895 of 1,493 |
| 28Butler County, OH | 44 | 93 | 6.3 | $2M | +2.4% | #902 of 1,493 |
| 29Erie County, OH | 43 | 12 | 3.7 | $3.2M | −2.9% | #908 of 1,493 |
| 30Highland County, OH | 43 | 8 | 4.7 | $2.3M | +1.1% | #915 of 1,493 |
| 31Ashland County, OH | 42 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +0.1% | #931 of 1,493 |
| 32Mercer County, OH | 42 | 9 | 5.5 | $2.2M | +0.5% | #939 of 1,493 |
| 33Lucas County, OH | 41 | 77 | 4.2 | $2.7M | −1.7% | #954 of 1,493 |
| 34Brown County, OH | 41 | 11 | 6.4 | $1.8M | +1.6% | #980 of 1,493 |
| 35Union County, OH | 41 | 24 | 9.9 | $1.5M | +16.5% | #989 of 1,493 |
| 36Guernsey County, OH | 40 | 7 | 4.3 | $2.5M | −0.1% | #994 of 1,493 |
| 37Pickaway County, OH | 40 | 15 | 6.8 | $1.8M | +7.4% | #1,021 of 1,493 |
| 38Seneca County, OH | 39 | 11 | 4.9 | $2.3M | −1.0% | #1,036 of 1,493 |
| 39Jefferson County, OH | 39 | 13 | 4.8 | $2.2M | −2.4% | #1,037 of 1,493 |
| 40Auglaize County, OH | 39 | 11 | 5.8 | $2.1M | −1.2% | #1,043 of 1,493 |
| 41Washington County, OH | 38 | 10 | 4.0 | $2.8M | −2.1% | #1,061 of 1,493 |
| 42Summit County, OH | 38 | 133 | 5.8 | $2.1M | −0.3% | #1,070 of 1,493 |
| 43Williams County, OH | 38 | 8 | 5.2 | $2.1M | −1.4% | #1,071 of 1,493 |
| 44Pike County, OH | 37 | 6 | 5.5 | $1.9M | 0.0% | #1,095 of 1,493 |
| 45Sandusky County, OH | 36 | 15 | 6.1 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #1,126 of 1,493 |
| 46Wyandot County, OH | 35 | 5 | 5.6 | $2.1M | −1.4% | #1,146 of 1,493 |
| 47Clermont County, OH | 35 | 66 | 7.8 | $1.7M | +3.9% | #1,161 of 1,493 |
| 48Crawford County, OH | 34 | 10 | 5.5 | $2M | −0.3% | #1,175 of 1,493 |
| 49Putnam County, OH | 33 | 8 | 6.1 | $2.1M | 0.0% | #1,197 of 1,493 |
| 50Clark County, OH | 33 | 35 | 6.3 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #1,205 of 1,493 |
| 51Wayne County, OH | 32 | 26 | 5.9 | $2M | −0.1% | #1,221 of 1,493 |
| 52Ashtabula County, OH | 32 | 22 | 5.6 | $1.9M | −0.8% | #1,222 of 1,493 |
| 53Huron County, OH | 32 | 14 | 6.0 | $1.9M | −0.4% | #1,223 of 1,493 |
| 54Defiance County, OH | 32 | 11 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +0.1% | #1,229 of 1,493 |
| 55Knox County, OH | 31 | 18 | 7.7 | $1.6M | +1.9% | #1,257 of 1,493 |
| 56Lorain County, OH | 29 | 112 | 8.8 | $1.4M | +3.1% | #1,307 of 1,493 |
| 57Medina County, OH | 28 | 73 | 10.0 | $1.4M | +1.3% | #1,329 of 1,493 |
| 58Trumbull County, OH | 27 | 51 | 5.9 | $1.8M | −1.3% | #1,335 of 1,493 |
| 59Muskingum County, OH | 26 | 24 | 7.0 | $1.6M | +0.7% | #1,359 of 1,493 |
| 60Marion County, OH | 26 | 18 | 7.3 | $1.5M | −0.4% | #1,363 of 1,493 |
| 61Allen County, OH | 26 | 35 | 8.5 | $1.3M | −1.2% | #1,365 of 1,493 |
| 62Mahoning County, OH | 25 | 56 | 5.7 | $1.9M | −1.4% | #1,369 of 1,493 |
| 63Carroll County, OH | 24 | 8 | 7.1 | $1.6M | −1.1% | #1,396 of 1,493 |
| 64Portage County, OH | 24 | 50 | 7.7 | $1.6M | +1.0% | #1,397 of 1,493 |
| 65Holmes County, OH | 24 | 11 | 8.2 | $1.5M | +1.7% | #1,401 of 1,493 |
| 66Champaign County, OH | 24 | 14 | 8.9 | $1.3M | +0.2% | #1,404 of 1,493 |
| 67Richland County, OH | 23 | 33 | 6.6 | $1.7M | −0.1% | #1,413 of 1,493 |
| 68Geauga County, OH | 23 | 62 | 17.3 | $864K | +0.3% | #1,423 of 1,493 |
| 69Tuscarawas County, OH | 22 | 28 | 7.3 | $1.5M | −0.9% | #1,427 of 1,493 |
| 70Stark County, OH | 21 | 115 | 7.4 | $1.6M | −0.2% | #1,434 of 1,493 |
| 71Lake County, OH | 20 | 83 | 8.2 | $1.5M | −0.1% | #1,437 of 1,493 |
| 72Fulton County, OH | 20 | 18 | 10.6 | $1.2M | −1.9% | #1,441 of 1,493 |
| Lawrence County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 0.9 | $12.3M | −4.2% | |
| Clinton County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 1.8 | $6.6M | +0.6% | |
| Jackson County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | $6.9M | +0.5% | |
| Gallia County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 1.7 | $6.3M | −0.5% | |
| Fayette County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.5 | $3.3M | −1.4% | |
| Van Wert County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 3.5 | $3.3M | +0.3% | |
| Hocking County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 2.6 | $4.3M | −1.9% | |
| Henry County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.2% | |
| Adams County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $10.7M | +1.5% | |
| Meigs County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 2.2 | $4.5M | −2.6% | |
| Paulding County, OH | Not scored | 3 | 3.9 | $3M | −0.4% | |
| Harrison County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.9% | |
| Noble County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.3% | |
| Morgan County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Monroe County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.7% | |
| Vinton County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $5.8M | −1.2% |
Markets with fewer than 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Ohio?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,705 landscaping and lawn care companies in Ohio. 103 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 4,228 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 7.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Ohio spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $5.9B a year, or $1,218 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,705 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Ohio has 5.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.2M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Ohio would have about 2,023, against 2,705 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,150 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Huntington-Ashland metro area scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Among 25 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Chillicothe area scores highest, at 57 (upper middle). Among 72 scored counties in Ohio, Franklin County scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Ohio scores 30 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #41 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Ohio. It maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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