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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Somerset County, PA
How Somerset County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,433 of 1,493 scored counties
#54 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 19
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +21.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $32.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,114 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 72,004
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Somerset County is 21 (low), #1,433 of 1,493 scored counties and #54 of 57 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 landscaping and lawn care companies in Somerset County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 35% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,114 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Somerset County spend about $32.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $1.7M per company, 41% 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 28 businesses with payroll in Somerset County classed as landscaping services, up 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,048 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates show Somerset County declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Somerset 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 | Somerset County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.3M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,048 | 1,019 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.7% | +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 | $1,114 | $1,286 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $61,446 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 28+21.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 190 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 72,004−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 29,344
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,075 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $61,446+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,574
- Median home value
- $150,600
- Jobs located here
- 23,480
- Daytime population
- 64,960Residents 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 Somerset 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 |
| 54Somerset County, PA | 21 | 19 | 6.5 | $1.7M | −2.7% | #1,433 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Somerset 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 trades63
- HVAC and plumbing67
- Electricians35
- Roofing and gutters52
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control23
- Landscaping and lawn care21
- House cleaning27
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Somerset County, PA?
Somerset County has 19 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 21.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Somerset County, PA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $32.7M a year, or $1,114 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 29,344 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, PA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Somerset 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 $1.7M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Somerset County would have about 11, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,048 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Somerset County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 72,004 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,344 households. The median household income in Somerset County is $61,446 a year, 24% 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. Somerset County scores 21 for landscaping and lawn care companies (low), #1,433 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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