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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Hardin County, OH
How Hardin 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #895 of 1,493 scored counties
#27 of 72 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,132 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 30,072
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 landscaping and lawn care companies in Hardin County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Hardin County spend about $13.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,132 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 24% 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 3 businesses with payroll in Hardin County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 3,908 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Hardin County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Hardin County is 44 (lower middle), #895 of 1,493 scored counties and #27 of 72 scored counties in Ohio.
How Hardin 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 | Hardin County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,908 | 1,150 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,132 | $1,218 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $62,484 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $392K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Hardin 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 Hardin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 30,072−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 11,724
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 470 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $62,484+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,547
- Median home value
- $151,200
- Jobs located here
- 7,371
- Daytime population
- 25,565Residents 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 Hardin 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 |
| 27Hardin County, OH | 44 | 6 | 5.1 | $2.2M | −2.1% | #895 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Hardin 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 trades67
- HVAC and plumbing
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control40
- Landscaping and lawn care44
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Hardin County, OH?
There are 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Hardin County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Hardin County, OH spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $13.3M a year, or $1,132 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 11,724 households in Hardin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hardin County, OH compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Hardin County has 5.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.2M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Hardin County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,908 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Hardin County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Hardin County at 30,072 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,724 households. The median household income in Hardin County is $62,484 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Hardin County scores 44 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #895 of 1,493 scored counties.
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