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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Wooster, OH area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Wooster, OH area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #303 of 399 scored small-town markets
#17 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Ohio

Listings
26
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
46
+31.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$53.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,196 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
116,758
−0.1% 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

The Wooster area scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #303 of 399 scored small-town markets and #17 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Wooster area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Wooster area comes to about $53.1M a year: $1,196 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 30% 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 Wooster area was 46 in 2023, up 31.4% from 2019. That is one for every 964 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $16K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Wooster area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Wooster area declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Wooster 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Wooster, OH area compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureWooster areaOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.95.64.8
Spending per listing$2M$2.2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment9641,1501,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+31.4%+7.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,196$1,218$1,414
Median household income$73,574$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3530

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46+31.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
224
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
260 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$16K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Wooster 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 Wooster area

Population, 2025 estimate
116,758−0.1% since 2020
Households
44,365
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
555 sq. mi.
People per square mile
210
Median household income
$73,574+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,644
Median home value
$222,100
Jobs located here
48,576
Daytime population
113,893Residents 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 small-town markets in Ohio for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Wooster area marked.

Top small-town markets in Ohio

Small-town markets in Ohio ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chillicothe, OH5793.0$3.7M−0.8%#136 of 399
2Coshocton, OH5753.4$3.2M+1.6%#139 of 399
3Athens, OH56104.3$2.5M+1.3%#149 of 399
4Portsmouth, OH5472.4$4.3M−3.4%#159 of 399
5Salem, OH52122.9$3.8M−2.2%#167 of 399
6Sidney, OH52105.3$2.3M−0.2%#170 of 399
7Findlay, OH50134.1$2.9M+0.1%#182 of 399
8Bellefontaine, OH49115.6$2.1M+0.4%#196 of 399
9Greenville, OH4583.8$3M−0.7%#228 of 399
10Celina, OH4495.5$2.2M+0.5%#245 of 399
17Wooster, OH35265.9$2M−0.1%#303 of 399

Other business types in the Wooster area

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

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Wooster, OH area?

The Wooster area has 26 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 31.4% from 2019.

How much do households in the Wooster, OH area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $53.1M a year, or $1,196 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 44,365 households in the Wooster area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Wooster, OH area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Wooster area has 5.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Wooster area would have about 18, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 964 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Wooster, OH area growing?

Population estimates put the Wooster area at 116,758 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,365 households. The median household income in the Wooster area is $73,574 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Wooster area scores 35 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #303 of 399 scored small-town markets.

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