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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Providence County, RI
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Providence County, RI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #750 of 1,493 scored counties
#2 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 117
- 3 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 374
- +19.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $328.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,269 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 678,179
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 117 landscaping and lawn care companies in Providence County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 6% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Providence County comes to about $328.8M a year: $1,269 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per company, 4% 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 Providence County was 374 in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 693 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $524K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Providence County.
Population estimates put the population change in Providence County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Providence County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #750 of 1,493 scored counties and #2 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Providence County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Providence County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.3M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 693 | 556 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.1% | +9.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,269 | $1,342 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $78,787 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 314 → 374+19.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,263
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $100.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 112The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $524K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Providence 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 Providence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 678,179+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 259,210
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,624
- Median household income
- $78,787+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,369
- Median home value
- $373,600
- Jobs located here
- 293,972
- Daytime population
- 648,043Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Providence County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| 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 |
Other business types in Providence 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 trades67
- HVAC and plumbing68
- Electricians69
- Roofing and gutters71
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control45
- Landscaping and lawn care48
- House cleaning51
- Pest control51
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Providence County, RI?
There are 117 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Providence County as of September 2026. 3 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 374 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Providence County, RI spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $328.8M a year, or $1,269 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 117 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 259,210 households in Providence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Providence County, RI compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Providence County has 4.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.8M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Providence County would have about 112, against 117 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 693 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Providence County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Providence County at 678,179 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 259,210 households. The median household income in Providence County is $78,787 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Providence County scores 48 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #750 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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