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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Lucas County, OH
How Lucas 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #954 of 1,493 scored counties
#33 of 72 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 77
- 4 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 162
- +3.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $209.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,144 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,347
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,144 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Lucas County spend about $209.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 77 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.7M per company, 7% 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.
Lucas County has 77 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 162 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Lucas County in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,131 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $720K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Lucas County.
Population estimates show Lucas County declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For landscaping and lawn care companies, Lucas County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #954 of 1,493 scored counties and #33 of 72 scored counties in Ohio.
How Lucas 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 | Lucas County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,131 | 1,150 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.9% | +7.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,144 | $1,218 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $62,224 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 156 → 162+3.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 702
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 774 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $720K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Lucas 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 Lucas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,347−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 183,243
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,260
- Median household income
- $62,224+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,001
- Median home value
- $163,900
- Jobs located here
- 202,605
- Daytime population
- 443,876Residents 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 Lucas 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 |
| 33Lucas County, OH | 41 | 77 | 4.2 | $2.7M | −1.7% | #954 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Lucas 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 trades47
- HVAC and plumbing46
- Electricians59
- Roofing and gutters42
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control34
- Landscaping and lawn care41
- House cleaning35
- Pest control41
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Lucas County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 landscaping and lawn care companies in Lucas County. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 162 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Lucas County, OH spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $209.6M a year, or $1,144 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 183,243 households in Lucas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lucas County, OH compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Lucas County has 4.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.7M, 7% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Lucas County would have about 72, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,131 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Lucas County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lucas County at 423,347 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 183,243 households. Median household income in Lucas County is $62,224, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.7%, 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. Lucas County scores 41 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #954 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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