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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Berks County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,094 of 1,493 scored counties
#32 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
106
3 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
207
+7.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$207.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,273 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.5
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
440,072
+2.7% 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

At $1,273 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Berks County spend about $207.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $2M per company, 33% below 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.

There are 106 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Berks County as of September 2026. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.5 per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 207 businesses with payroll in Berks County classed as landscaping services, up 7.3% from 2019. That is one for every 789 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Berks County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Berks County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Berks County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,094 of 1,493 scored counties and #32 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Berks 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Berks County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureBerks CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.55.54.8
Spending per listing$2M$2.3M$2.9M
Households per official establishment7891,0191,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.3%+5.0%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,273$1,286$1,414
Median household income$79,777$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3731

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
193 → 207+7.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
949
Annual payroll, 2023
$47M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1063 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Berks 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 Berks County

Population, 2025 estimate
440,072+2.7% since 2020
Households
163,236
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
856 sq. mi.
People per square mile
506
Median household income
$79,777+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,265
Median home value
$257,300
Jobs located here
179,513
Daytime population
404,462Residents 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 counties in Pennsylvania for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Berks County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Philadelphia County, PA65590.9$13.4M−1.6%#341 of 1,493
2Cumberland County, PA63605.6$2.4M+6.5%#415 of 1,493
3Northumberland County, PA56123.2$3.5M−1.8%#548 of 1,493
4Dauphin County, PA56635.2$2.4M+2.3%#557 of 1,493
5Clinton County, PA5553.2$3.5M+1.3%#570 of 1,493
6Warren County, PA5453.1$3.6M−3.8%#598 of 1,493
7Franklin County, PA54274.3$2.9M+3.0%#606 of 1,493
8Delaware County, PA521064.9$2.9M+0.8%#654 of 1,493
9Venango County, PA5083.7$2.9M−2.0%#695 of 1,493
10Pike County, PA49197.8$1.6M+7.2%#745 of 1,493
32Berks County, PA371066.5$2M+2.7%#1,094 of 1,493

Other business types in Berks 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 Berks County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 106 landscaping and lawn care companies in Berks County. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 207 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 7.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Berks County, PA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $207.7M a year, or $1,273 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 106 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 163,236 households in Berks County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Berks County, PA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Berks County has 6.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Berks County would have about 71, against 106 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 789 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Berks County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Berks County at 440,072 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,236 households. Median household income in Berks County is $79,777, in line with 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. Berks County scores 37 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,094 of 1,493 scored counties.

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