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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Dauphin County, PA
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Dauphin County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #557 of 1,493 scored counties
#4 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 63
- 3 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- −2.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $151.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,249 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 293,351
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 63 landscaping and lawn care companies in Dauphin County. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,249 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Dauphin County spend about $151.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each company on map listings, 18% 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 Dauphin County was 81 in 2023, down 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,498 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Dauphin County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dauphin County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Dauphin County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #557 of 1,493 scored counties and #4 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Dauphin 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 | Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.3M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,498 | 1,019 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.4% | +5.0% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,249 | $1,286 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $76,242 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83 → 81−2.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 654
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 633 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Dauphin 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 Dauphin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 293,351+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 121,358
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 525 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 552
- Median household income
- $76,242+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,388
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 201,933
- Daytime population
- 355,122Residents 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 Dauphin 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 |
Other business types in Dauphin 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 trades81
- HVAC and plumbing80
- Electricians82
- Roofing and gutters81
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control53
- Landscaping and lawn care56
- House cleaning54
- Pest control67
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Dauphin County, PA?
Dauphin County has 63 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 2.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Dauphin County, PA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $151.6M a year, or $1,249 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 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 121,358 households in Dauphin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dauphin County, PA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Dauphin County has 5.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.4M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Dauphin County would have about 52, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,498 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Dauphin County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Dauphin County at 293,351 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 121,358 households. The median household income in Dauphin County is $76,242 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Dauphin County scores 56 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #557 of 1,493 scored counties.
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