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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Ashland County, OH
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Ashland County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #931 of 1,493 scored counties
#31 of 72 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,131 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 52,523
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 landscaping and lawn care companies in Ashland County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Ashland County spend about $23.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,131 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per company, 11% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Ashland County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 1,091 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $58K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Ashland County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ashland County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Ashland County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #931 of 1,493 scored counties and #31 of 72 scored counties in Ohio.
How Ashland County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Ashland County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,091 | 1,150 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,131 | $1,218 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $69,860 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- 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
- 2
- Amount
- $58K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Ashland 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 Ashland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 52,523+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 20,720
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 423 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 124
- Median household income
- $69,860+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,890
- Median home value
- $186,800
- Jobs located here
- 18,646
- Daytime population
- 47,965Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Ashland County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| 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 |
| 31Ashland County, OH | 42 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +0.1% | #931 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Ashland 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 trades67
- HVAC and plumbing70
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters42
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control38
- Landscaping and lawn care42
- House cleaning37
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Ashland County, OH?
Ashland County has 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Ashland County, OH spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $23.4M a year, or $1,131 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 20,720 households in Ashland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ashland County, OH compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Ashland County has 4.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.6M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Ashland County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,091 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Ashland County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Ashland County at 52,523 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,720 households. The median household income in Ashland County is $69,860 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Ashland County scores 42 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #931 of 1,493 scored counties.
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