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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Defiance County, OH
How Defiance County, OH 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,229 of 1,493 scored counties
#54 of 72 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,162 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.2
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,292
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Defiance County is 32 (lower middle), #1,229 of 1,493 scored counties and #54 of 72 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Defiance County comes to about $17.8M a year: $1,162 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 45% 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.
There are 11 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Defiance County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.2, 50% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Defiance County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 1,393 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Defiance County. Population estimates show Defiance County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Defiance 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 | Defiance County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,393 | 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 | $1,162 | $1,218 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $73,064 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 19
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $765K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Defiance 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 Defiance County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,292+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,327
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $73,064+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,073
- Median home value
- $163,200
- Jobs located here
- 14,922
- Daytime population
- 36,059Residents 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 Defiance 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 |
| 54Defiance County, OH | 32 | 11 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +0.1% | #1,229 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Defiance 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 trades43
- HVAC and plumbing47
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters24
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control50
- Landscaping and lawn care32
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Defiance County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 landscaping and lawn care companies in Defiance County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Defiance County, OH spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $17.8M a year, or $1,162 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 15,327 households in Defiance County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Defiance County, OH compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Defiance 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 $1.6M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Defiance County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,393 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Defiance County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Defiance County at 38,292 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,327 households. Median household income in Defiance County is $73,064, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.9%, 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. Defiance County scores 32 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,229 of 1,493 scored counties.
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