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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Springfield, OH metro area
The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Springfield, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #346 of 385 scored metro areas
#6 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 35
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- +5.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $62.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,125 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,340
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Springfield metro area scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #346 of 385 scored metro areas and #6 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Springfield metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.3, 31% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,125 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Springfield metro area spend about $62.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $1.8M per company, 39% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Springfield metro area was 39 in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,435 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $568K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Springfield metro area. Population estimates show the Springfield metro area declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Springfield metro area 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 | Springfield metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,435 | 1,150 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.4% | +7.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,125 | $1,218 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $63,132 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39+5.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 257
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 351 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $568K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Springfield metro area, 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 the Springfield metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,340−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 55,975
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 396 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 341
- Median household income
- $63,132+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,369
- Median home value
- $169,900
- Jobs located here
- 47,291
- Daytime population
- 124,677Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Ohio for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Ohio (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Springfield metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 63 | 45 | 3.0 | $4.4M | −2.6% | #118 of 385 |
| 1Columbus, OH | 60 | 448 | 5.2 | $2.5M | +4.7% | #136 of 385 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 53 | 19 | 3.3 | $3.7M | −3.6% | #162 of 385 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 51 | 518 | 5.7 | $2.4M | +2.7% | #180 of 385 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 50 | 20 | 4.0 | $2.9M | −3.6% | #185 of 385 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 45 | 180 | 5.2 | $2.3M | +1.5% | #217 of 385 |
| 4Sandusky, OH | 39 | 21 | 4.1 | $2.9M | −2.6% | #258 of 385 |
| 5Toledo, OH | 35 | 126 | 5.0 | $2.4M | −1.0% | #275 of 385 |
| 6Springfield, OH | 27 | 35 | 6.3 | $1.8M | −0.4% | #346 of 385 |
| 7Akron, OH | 26 | 183 | 6.2 | $2M | 0.0% | #348 of 385 |
Other business types in the Springfield metro area
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 trades41
- HVAC and plumbing35
- Electricians52
- Roofing and gutters38
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control37
- Landscaping and lawn care27
- House cleaning47
- Pest control55
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Springfield, OH metro area?
The Springfield metro area has 35 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 5.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Springfield, OH metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $62.9M a year, or $1,125 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 55,975 households in the Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Springfield, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Springfield metro area has 6.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.8M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Springfield metro area would have about 22, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,435 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Springfield, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Springfield metro area at 135,340 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,975 households. The median household income in the Springfield metro area is $63,132 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.1% 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. The Springfield metro area scores 27 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #346 of 385 scored metro areas.
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