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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Cuyahoga County, OH
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Cuyahoga County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #673 of 1,493 scored counties
#11 of 72 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 205
- 9 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 387
- −3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $658.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,187 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,232,925
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,187 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Cuyahoga County spend about $658.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 205 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $3.2M per company, 10% above 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 205 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Cuyahoga County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 387 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Cuyahoga County in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,433 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 24 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Cuyahoga County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cuyahoga County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For landscaping and lawn care companies, Cuyahoga County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #673 of 1,493 scored counties and #11 of 72 scored counties in Ohio.
How Cuyahoga 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 | Cuyahoga County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,433 | 1,150 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.0% | +7.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,187 | $1,218 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $64,468 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 399 → 387−3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,784
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $103.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2059 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 225The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 24
- Amount
- $4.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,232,925−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 554,551
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 457 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,725
- Median household income
- $64,468+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,344
- Median home value
- $195,400
- Jobs located here
- 751,187
- Daytime population
- 1,420,605Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 11Cuyahoga County, OH | 51 | 205 | 3.7 | $3.2M | −2.3% | #673 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Cuyahoga 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 trades56
- HVAC and plumbing56
- Electricians61
- Roofing and gutters49
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control45
- Landscaping and lawn care51
- House cleaning44
- Pest control49
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Cuyahoga County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 205 landscaping and lawn care companies in Cuyahoga County. 9 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 387 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 3.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Cuyahoga County, OH spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $658.4M a year, or $1,187 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 205 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 554,551 households in Cuyahoga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cuyahoga County, OH compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Cuyahoga County has 3.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.2M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Cuyahoga County would have about 225, against 205 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,433 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cuyahoga County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Cuyahoga County at 1,232,925 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 554,551 households. Median household income in Cuyahoga County is $64,468, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Cuyahoga County scores 51 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #673 of 1,493 scored counties.
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