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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Erie County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Erie County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #908 of 1,493 scored counties
#29 of 72 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
12
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
33
+13.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$38.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,178 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
73,296
−2.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 landscaping and lawn care companies in Erie County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Erie County comes to about $38.3M a year: $1,178 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $3.2M per company, 9% above 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 33 businesses with payroll in Erie County classed as landscaping services, up 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 984 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Erie County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Erie County is 43 (lower middle), #908 of 1,493 scored counties and #29 of 72 scored counties in Ohio.

How Erie 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Erie County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureErie CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.75.64.8
Spending per listing$3.2M$2.2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment9841,1501,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.8%+7.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,178$1,218$1,414
Median household income$71,993$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4330

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29 → 33+13.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
524
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
121 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Erie 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 Erie County

Population, 2025 estimate
73,296−2.9% since 2020
Households
32,482
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
251 sq. mi.
People per square mile
297
Median household income
$71,993+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,098
Median home value
$199,700
Jobs located here
33,836
Daytime population
74,660Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Erie County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, OH672374.3$3M+2.8%#304 of 1,493
2Delaware County, OH57688.3$2M+12.5%#543 of 1,493
3Ross County, OH5693.0$3.7M−0.8%#546 of 1,493
4Coshocton County, OH5653.4$3.2M+1.6%#550 of 1,493
5Scioto County, OH5572.4$4.3M−3.4%#567 of 1,493
6Fairfield County, OH55345.6$2.4M+6.5%#583 of 1,493
7Columbiana County, OH53122.9$3.8M−2.2%#625 of 1,493
8Athens County, OH53104.3$2.5M+1.3%#636 of 1,493
9Warren County, OH53697.5$2M+5.7%#646 of 1,493
10Miami County, OH52204.5$2.8M+3.4%#656 of 1,493
29Erie County, OH43123.7$3.2M−2.9%#908 of 1,493

Other business types in Erie County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Erie County, OH?

There are 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Erie County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 13.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Erie County, OH spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $38.3M a year, or $1,178 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 32,482 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Erie County, OH compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Erie 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, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Erie County would have about 13, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 984 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Erie County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Erie County at 73,296 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,482 households. The median household income in Erie County is $71,993 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. Erie County scores 43 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #908 of 1,493 scored counties.

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