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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Hamilton County, OH

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #757 of 1,493 scored counties
#18 of 72 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
192
10 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
284
+13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$443.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,250 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
838,418
+1.0% 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 192 landscaping and lawn care companies in Hamilton County. 10 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Households in Hamilton County spend about $443.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,250 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per company, 21% 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 284 businesses with payroll in Hamilton County classed as landscaping services, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,249 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Hamilton County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hamilton County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Hamilton County is 48 (lower middle), #757 of 1,493 scored counties and #18 of 72 scored counties in Ohio.

How Hamilton 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 Hamilton County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureHamilton CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.45.64.8
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,2491,1501,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.6%+7.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,250$1,218$1,414
Median household income$72,470$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4830

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
250 → 284+13.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,896
Annual payroll, 2023
$85.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
19210 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
151The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
14
Amount
$3.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
838,418+1.0% since 2020
Households
354,739
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
406 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2,049
Median household income
$72,470+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,646
Median home value
$241,900
Jobs located here
534,856
Daytime population
968,934Residents 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 Hamilton 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
18Hamilton County, OH481925.4$2.3M+1.0%#757 of 1,493

Other business types in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County, OH?

There are 192 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Hamilton County as of September 2026. 10 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 284 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019.

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

About $443.4M a year, or $1,250 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 192 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 354,739 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hamilton County has 5.4 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.3M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 151, against 192 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,249 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Hamilton County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Hamilton County at 838,418 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 354,739 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $72,470 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. Hamilton County scores 48 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #757 of 1,493 scored counties.

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