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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Johnstown, PA metro area
How the Johnstown, PA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #207 of 385 scored metro areas
#4 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 21
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- +17.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $61.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,104 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,968
- −3.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Johnstown metro area. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 21% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,104 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in the Johnstown metro area spend about $61.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $2.9M per company, in line with 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 Johnstown metro area was 34 in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,646 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Johnstown metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Johnstown metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Johnstown metro area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #207 of 385 scored metro areas and #4 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.
How the Johnstown 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.
| Measure | Johnstown metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.3M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,646 | 1,019 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.2% | +5.0% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,104 | $1,286 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $58,418 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34+17.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 211 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Johnstown 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 Johnstown metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,968−3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 55,973
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 688 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 191
- Median household income
- $58,418+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,237
- Median home value
- $121,000
- Jobs located here
- 48,495
- Daytime population
- 125,354Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Johnstown metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 56 | 134 | 5.4 | $2.4M | +4.2% | #153 of 385 |
| 2Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 52 | 1,284 | 5.2 | $2.7M | +1.4% | #175 of 385 |
| 3Chambersburg, PA | 49 | 27 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +3.0% | #191 of 385 |
| 4Johnstown, PA | 46 | 21 | 3.8 | $2.9M | −3.2% | #207 of 385 |
| 5Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA | 40 | 114 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +1.4% | #250 of 385 |
| 6Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 35 | 229 | 6.7 | $2M | +3.0% | #280 of 385 |
| 7Pittsburgh, PA | 33 | 602 | 5.7 | $2.2M | −1.3% | #295 of 385 |
| 8Lancaster, PA | 33 | 140 | 6.6 | $2M | +1.9% | #300 of 385 |
| 9York-Hanover, PA | 32 | 132 | 7.3 | $1.8M | +3.6% | #308 of 385 |
| 10Gettysburg, PA | 31 | 34 | 8.3 | $1.5M | +3.6% | #321 of 385 |
Other business types in the Johnstown metro area
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 trades64
- HVAC and plumbing57
- Electricians65
- Roofing and gutters61
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control55
- Landscaping and lawn care46
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Johnstown, PA metro area?
The Johnstown metro area has 21 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 17.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Johnstown, PA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $61.8M a year, or $1,104 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 55,973 households in the Johnstown metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Johnstown, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Johnstown metro area has 3.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.9M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,646 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Johnstown, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Johnstown metro area at 128,968 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,973 households. The median household income in the Johnstown metro area is $58,418 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. 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 Johnstown metro area scores 46 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #207 of 385 scored metro areas.
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