Market rankings · Rhode Island
Landscaping and lawn care companies in Rhode Island
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Rhode Island, ranked by the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 255
- 6 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 794
- +9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $592.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 21% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #45 of 51
- Market score 27 · Lower middle
A site report maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings around any address in Rhode Island by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Rhode Island has 255 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 2% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Rhode Island spend about $592.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,342 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 255 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.3M per company, 21% 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.
Official counts show 794 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Rhode Island in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 556 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 30 SBA-backed loans worth $7.6M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Rhode Island.
Among the 50 states and DC, Rhode Island ranks #45 for landscaping and lawn care companies, with a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island, the Providence-Warwick metro area, scores 35. Among 5 scored counties, Kent County scores highest (49).
Every market in Rhode Island for landscaping and lawn care companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Rhode Island, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 35 | 395 | 5.8 | $2.3M | +2.1% | #276 of 385 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kent County, RI | 49 | 37 | 5.1 | $2.7M | +1.8% | #721 of 1,493 |
| 2Providence County, RI | 48 | 117 | 4.5 | $2.8M | +2.8% | #750 of 1,493 |
| 3Bristol County, RI | 47 | 11 | 5.5 | $2.8M | −1.5% | #781 of 1,493 |
| 4Newport County, RI | 25 | 31 | 8.4 | $1.7M | −2.9% | #1,376 of 1,493 |
| 5Washington County, RI | 24 | 59 | 11.2 | $1.3M | 0.0% | #1,405 of 1,493 |
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Rhode Island?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 255 landscaping and lawn care companies in Rhode Island. 6 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 794 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Rhode Island spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $592.4M a year, or $1,342 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 255 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 441,570 households in Rhode Island and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rhode Island compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Rhode Island has 5.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.3M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Rhode Island would have about 202, against 255 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 556 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Rhode Island has the highest market score for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island is the Providence-Warwick metro area, at 35 (lower middle). Among 5 scored counties in Rhode Island, Kent County scores highest, at 49 (lower middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Rhode Island scores 27 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #45 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Rhode Island. It maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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