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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Van Wert County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Van Wert County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,142 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
13% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,013
+0.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Van Wert County spend about $13.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,142 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 13% 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.

Van Wert County has 4 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Van Wert County in 2023. That is one for every 2,310 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Van Wert County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, Van Wert County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Van Wert 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Van Wert County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureVan Wert CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.55.64.8
Spending per listing$3.3M$2.2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment2,3101,1501,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,142$1,218$1,414
Median household income$67,917$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored30

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 5
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$445K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,013+0.3% since 2020
Households
11,549
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
409 sq. mi.
People per square mile
70
Median household income
$67,917+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,591
Median home value
$152,000
Jobs located here
11,293
Daytime population
25,207Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Van Wert County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, OH672374.3$3M+2.8%#304 of 1,493
2Delaware County, OH57688.3$2M+12.5%#543 of 1,493
3Ross County, OH5693.0$3.7M−0.8%#546 of 1,493
4Coshocton County, OH5653.4$3.2M+1.6%#550 of 1,493
5Scioto County, OH5572.4$4.3M−3.4%#567 of 1,493
6Fairfield County, OH55345.6$2.4M+6.5%#583 of 1,493
7Columbiana County, OH53122.9$3.8M−2.2%#625 of 1,493
8Athens County, OH53104.3$2.5M+1.3%#636 of 1,493
9Warren County, OH53697.5$2M+5.7%#646 of 1,493
10Miami County, OH52204.5$2.8M+3.4%#656 of 1,493
Van Wert County, OHNot scored43.5$3.3M+0.3%

Other business types in Van Wert County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Van Wert County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 landscaping and lawn care companies in Van Wert County. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

How much do households in Van Wert County, OH spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $13.2M a year, or $1,142 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 11,549 households in Van Wert County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Van Wert County, OH compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Van Wert County has 3.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.3M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Van Wert County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,310 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Van Wert County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Van Wert County at 29,013 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,549 households. Median household income in Van Wert County is $67,917, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Van Wert County has no market score for landscaping and lawn care companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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