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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Montgomery County, PA
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Montgomery County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #901 of 1,493 scored counties
#21 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 257
- 13 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 517
- −1.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $522.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,557 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 877,643
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Montgomery County comes to about $522.3M a year: $1,557 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 31% 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 257 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Montgomery County was 517 in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019. That is one for every 649 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 28 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Montgomery County.
Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Montgomery County is 44 (lower middle), #901 of 1,493 scored counties and #21 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.3M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 649 | 1,019 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.7% | +5.0% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,557 | $1,286 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $113,915 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 526 → 517−1.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,853
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $247.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25713 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 178The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 28
- Amount
- $5.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 877,643+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 335,505
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,796
- Median household income
- $113,915+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $158,114
- Median home value
- $436,700
- Jobs located here
- 546,323
- Daytime population
- 974,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 21Montgomery County, PA | 44 | 257 | 7.7 | $2M | +2.4% | #901 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 plumbing66
- Electricians55
- Roofing and gutters67
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control45
- Landscaping and lawn care44
- House cleaning54
- Pest control66
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Montgomery County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 257 landscaping and lawn care companies in Montgomery County. 13 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 517 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 1.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Montgomery County, PA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $522.3M a year, or $1,557 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 257 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 335,505 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, PA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Montgomery County has 7.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 178, against 257 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 649 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 877,643 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,505 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $113,915, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Montgomery County scores 44 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #901 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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