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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Portage County, OH
How Portage 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 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,397 of 1,493 scored counties
#64 of 72 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 50
- 3 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 85
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $79.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,223 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 163,404
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Portage County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,397 of 1,493 scored counties and #64 of 72 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 landscaping and lawn care companies in Portage County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Portage County comes to about $79.8M a year: $1,223 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 50 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.6M per company, 45% 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.
Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Portage County in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 768 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $941K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Portage County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Portage County grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Portage 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 | Portage County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 768 | 1,150 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.4% | +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 | $1,223 | $1,218 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $75,766 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 88 → 85−3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,574
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $82.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 503 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $941K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Portage 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 Portage County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 163,404+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 65,249
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 487 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 332
- Median household income
- $75,766+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,106
- Median home value
- $227,000
- Jobs located here
- 55,772
- Daytime population
- 143,575Residents 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 Portage 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 |
| 64Portage County, OH | 24 | 50 | 7.7 | $1.6M | +1.0% | #1,397 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Portage 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 trades71
- HVAC and plumbing73
- Electricians68
- Roofing and gutters63
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control34
- Landscaping and lawn care24
- House cleaning63
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Portage County, OH?
There are 50 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Portage County as of September 2026. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Portage County, OH spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $79.8M a year, or $1,223 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 65,249 households in Portage County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Portage County, OH compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Portage County has 7.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 60% 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 national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Portage County would have about 27, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 768 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Portage County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Portage County at 163,404 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,249 households. The median household income in Portage County is $75,766 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Portage County scores 24 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #1,397 of 1,493 scored counties.
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