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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Rutland, VT area
The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Rutland, VT area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #314 of 399 scored small-town markets
#2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Vermont
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −6.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $30.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,194 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,653
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Rutland area has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #314 of 399 scored small-town markets and #2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Rutland area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in the Rutland area spend about $30.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,194 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.5M per company, 14% 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 the Rutland area was 45 in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 563 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $315K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Rutland area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Rutland area declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Rutland area compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Rutland area | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.3M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 563 | 525 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.2% | +3.8% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,194 | $1,294 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $68,616 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 19 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45−6.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 165
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $315K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Rutland 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 Rutland area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,653−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,321
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 931 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 65
- Median household income
- $68,616+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,636
- Median home value
- $229,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,134
- Daytime population
- 57,388Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Vermont for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Vermont (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Rutland area marked.
Top small-town markets in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 44 | 54 | 5.9 | $2.2M | +1.5% | #244 of 399 |
| 1Barre, VT | 35 | 17 | 6.6 | $2M | −0.2% | #305 of 399 |
| 2Rutland, VT | 34 | 12 | 4.7 | $2.5M | −1.4% | #314 of 399 |
| 3Brattleboro, VT | 24 | 14 | 7.1 | $1.7M | −1.4% | #378 of 399 |
| 4Bennington, VT | 18 | 14 | 9.3 | $1.3M | −1.8% | #395 of 399 |
Other business types in the Rutland 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 trades36
- HVAC and plumbing55
- Electricians39
- Roofing and gutters27
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control38
- Landscaping and lawn care34
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Rutland, VT area?
There are 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Rutland area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 6.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Rutland, VT area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $30.2M a year, or $1,194 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 25,321 households in the Rutland area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rutland, VT area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Rutland area has 4.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.5M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Rutland area would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 563 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Rutland, VT area growing?
Population estimates put the Rutland area at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. The median household income in the Rutland area is $68,616 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Rutland area scores 34 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #314 of 399 scored small-town markets.
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