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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area

The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #280 of 385 scored metro areas
#6 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania

Listings
229
8 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
370
−2.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$449.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,324 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
887,615
+3.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 229 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area. 8 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area comes to about $449.8M a year: $1,324 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 33% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 370 businesses with payroll in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area classed as landscaping services, down 2.1% from 2019. That is one for every 918 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $508K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area.

Population estimates show the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #280 of 385 scored metro areas and #6 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.

How the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureAllentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.75.54.8
Spending per listing$2M$2.3M$2.9M
Households per official establishment9181,0191,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.1%+5.0%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,324$1,286$1,414
Median household income$84,587$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3531

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
370−2.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,774
Annual payroll, 2023
$142M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2298 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
154The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
10
Amount
$508K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
887,615+3.0% since 2020
Households
339,656
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,453 sq. mi.
People per square mile
601
Median household income
$84,587+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,676
Median home value
$300,800
Jobs located here
385,046
Daytime population
840,185Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Pennsylvania

Metro areas in Pennsylvania ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA561345.4$2.4M+4.2%#153 of 385
2Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD521,2845.2$2.7M+1.4%#175 of 385
3Chambersburg, PA49274.3$2.9M+3.0%#191 of 385
4Johnstown, PA46213.8$2.9M−3.2%#207 of 385
5Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA401144.9$2.4M+1.4%#250 of 385
6Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ352296.7$2M+3.0%#280 of 385
7Pittsburgh, PA336025.7$2.2M−1.3%#295 of 385
8Lancaster, PA331406.6$2M+1.9%#300 of 385
9York-Hanover, PA321327.3$1.8M+3.6%#308 of 385
10Gettysburg, PA31348.3$1.5M+3.6%#321 of 385

Other business types in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area

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Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area?

The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area has 229 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 370 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 2.1% from 2019.

How much do households in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $449.8M a year, or $1,324 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 229 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 339,656 households in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area has 6.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area would have about 154, against 229 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 918 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area at 887,615 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 339,656 households. The median household income in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area is $84,587 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metro area scores 35 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #280 of 385 scored metro areas.

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