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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Darke County, OH
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Darke County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #813 of 1,493 scored counties
#22 of 72 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,139 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 4% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,520
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Darke County comes to about $24.3M a year: $1,139 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $3M per company, 4% 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.
Darke County has 8 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Darke County in 2023. That is one for every 1,121 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $124K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Darke County.
Population estimates show Darke County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Darke County is 46 (lower middle), #813 of 1,493 scored counties and #22 of 72 scored counties in Ohio.
How Darke 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 | Darke County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $2.2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,121 | 1,150 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,139 | $1,218 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $64,486 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 210
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 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
- 1
- Amount
- $124K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Darke 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 Darke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,520−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 21,297
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 86
- Median household income
- $64,486+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,884
- Median home value
- $173,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,845
- Daytime population
- 43,574Residents 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 Darke 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 |
| 22Darke County, OH | 46 | 8 | 3.8 | $3M | −0.7% | #813 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Darke 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 trades34
- HVAC and plumbing42
- Electricians25
- Roofing and gutters42
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control53
- Landscaping and lawn care46
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Darke County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 landscaping and lawn care companies in Darke County. 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 Darke County, OH spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $24.3M a year, or $1,139 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 21,297 households in Darke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Darke County, OH compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Darke County has 3.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3M, 4% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,121 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Darke County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Darke County at 51,520 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,297 households. Median household income in Darke County is $64,486, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.9%, 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. Darke County scores 46 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #813 of 1,493 scored counties.
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