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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Allegheny County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Allegheny County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #913 of 1,493 scored counties
#22 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 298
- 16 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 496
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $708.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,298 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,225,035
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 298 landscaping and lawn care companies in Allegheny County. 16 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Allegheny County spend about $708.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,298 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per company, 19% 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 Allegheny County was 496 in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,100 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 31 SBA-backed loans worth $7M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Allegheny County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegheny County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Allegheny County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #913 of 1,493 scored counties and #22 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Allegheny County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Allegheny County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.3M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,100 | 1,019 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.9% | +5.0% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,298 | $1,286 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $78,548 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 482 → 496+2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,559
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $145.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 29816 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 242The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 31
- Amount
- $7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Allegheny 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 Allegheny County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,225,035−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 545,802
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 730 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,696
- Median household income
- $78,548+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,072
- Median home value
- $227,600
- Jobs located here
- 728,045
- Daytime population
- 1,373,985Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Allegheny County marked.
Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Philadelphia County, PA | 65 | 59 | 0.9 | $13.4M | −1.6% | #341 of 1,493 |
| 2Cumberland County, PA | 63 | 60 | 5.6 | $2.4M | +6.5% | #415 of 1,493 |
| 3Northumberland County, PA | 56 | 12 | 3.2 | $3.5M | −1.8% | #548 of 1,493 |
| 4Dauphin County, PA | 56 | 63 | 5.2 | $2.4M | +2.3% | #557 of 1,493 |
| 5Clinton County, PA | 55 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.5M | +1.3% | #570 of 1,493 |
| 6Warren County, PA | 54 | 5 | 3.1 | $3.6M | −3.8% | #598 of 1,493 |
| 7Franklin County, PA | 54 | 27 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +3.0% | #606 of 1,493 |
| 8Delaware County, PA | 52 | 106 | 4.9 | $2.9M | +0.8% | #654 of 1,493 |
| 9Venango County, PA | 50 | 8 | 3.7 | $2.9M | −2.0% | #695 of 1,493 |
| 10Pike County, PA | 49 | 19 | 7.8 | $1.6M | +7.2% | #745 of 1,493 |
| 22Allegheny County, PA | 43 | 298 | 5.5 | $2.4M | −2.0% | #913 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Allegheny 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 trades60
- HVAC and plumbing56
- Electricians66
- Roofing and gutters65
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control42
- Landscaping and lawn care43
- House cleaning47
- Pest control58
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Allegheny County, PA?
Allegheny County has 298 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 496 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Allegheny County, PA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $708.4M a year, or $1,298 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 298 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 545,802 households in Allegheny County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegheny County, PA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Allegheny County has 5.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.4M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Allegheny County would have about 242, against 298 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,100 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Allegheny County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Allegheny County at 1,225,035 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 545,802 households. The median household income in Allegheny County is $78,548 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Allegheny County scores 43 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #913 of 1,493 scored counties.
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