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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Ross County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Ross County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #546 of 1,493 scored counties
#3 of 72 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,113 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 76,429
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Ross County comes to about $33.2M a year: $1,113 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 26% above 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.
There are 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Ross County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Ross County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 1,863 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $87K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Ross County.
Population estimates put the population change in Ross County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Ross County is 56 (upper middle), #546 of 1,493 scored counties and #3 of 72 scored counties in Ohio.
How Ross 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 | Ross County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $2.2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,863 | 1,150 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,113 | $1,218 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $61,303 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 358
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $87K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Ross 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 Ross County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 76,429−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 29,808
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 689 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 111
- Median household income
- $61,303+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,649
- Median home value
- $171,500
- Jobs located here
- 28,675
- Daytime population
- 75,954Residents 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 Ross 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 |
Other business types in Ross 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 trades46
- HVAC and plumbing49
- Electricians41
- Roofing and gutters50
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control59
- Landscaping and lawn care56
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Ross County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 landscaping and lawn care companies in Ross County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Ross County, OH spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $33.2M a year, or $1,113 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 29,808 households in Ross County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ross County, OH compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Ross County has 3.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.7M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Ross County would have about 11, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,863 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Ross County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Ross County at 76,429 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,808 households. Median household income in Ross County is $61,303, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. Ross County scores 56 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #546 of 1,493 scored counties.
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