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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Rutland County, VT

How Rutland County, VT 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 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,236 of 1,493 scored counties
#8 of 12 scored counties 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For landscaping and lawn care companies, Rutland County has a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle): #1,236 of 1,493 scored counties and #8 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Rutland County comes to about $30.2M a year: $1,194 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 14% 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.

Rutland County has 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in Rutland County classed as landscaping services, 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 Rutland County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rutland County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Rutland County 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Rutland County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureRutland CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.75.54.8
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.3M$2.9M
Households per official establishment5635251,095
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 score3119

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
48 → 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 Rutland 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 Rutland County

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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Landscaping and lawn care across Vermont

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The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Rutland County marked.

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, VT5773.5$3.6M+2.3%#522 of 1,493
2Chittenden County, VT49395.5$2.6M+0.4%#722 of 1,493
3Addison County, VT4864.0$3.3M+1.8%#747 of 1,493
4Caledonia County, VT4353.8$3.1M+0.8%#909 of 1,493
5Windsor County, VT33145.5$2.3M−0.7%#1,195 of 1,493
6Orange County, VT3386.3$2M+2.4%#1,199 of 1,493
7Orleans County, VT3265.0$2.4M+0.7%#1,218 of 1,493
8Rutland County, VT31124.7$2.5M−1.4%#1,236 of 1,493
9Washington County, VT28176.6$2M−0.2%#1,312 of 1,493
10Lamoille County, VT2497.5$1.7M+1.4%#1,393 of 1,493

Other business types in Rutland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Rutland County, VT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 landscaping and lawn care companies in Rutland County. 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 Rutland County, VT 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. 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 25,321 households in Rutland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rutland County, VT compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Rutland County 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 U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Rutland County 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 Rutland County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Rutland County at 59,653 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,321 households. Median household income in Rutland County is $68,616, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Rutland County scores 31 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,236 of 1,493 scored counties.

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