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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Putnam County, WV
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Putnam County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #652 of 1,493 scored counties
#11 of 13 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +42.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,536 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 56,885
- −1.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 landscaping and lawn care companies in Putnam County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,536 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Putnam County spend about $35.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2% above 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 Putnam County was 30 in 2023, up 42.9% from 2019. That is one for every 775 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $300K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Putnam County.
Population estimates show Putnam County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Putnam County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #652 of 1,493 scored counties and #11 of 13 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Putnam County compares
The same measures for West Virginia 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 | Putnam County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 2.9 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $4.5M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 775 | 1,813 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +42.9% | +15.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,536 | $1,335 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $79,527 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 30+42.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 110
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $300K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 56,885−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 23,251
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 346 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 165
- Median household income
- $79,527+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,714
- Median home value
- $223,300
- Jobs located here
- 22,705
- Daytime population
- 55,529Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Putnam County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 82 | 25 | 4.9 | $3M | +13.7% | #56 of 1,493 |
| 2Monongalia County, WV | 72 | 20 | 4.5 | $3.2M | +2.0% | #201 of 1,493 |
| 3Ohio County, WV | 69 | 5 | 2.7 | $5M | −4.4% | #260 of 1,493 |
| 4Wood County, WV | 68 | 8 | 2.2 | $5.9M | −2.1% | #272 of 1,493 |
| 5Kanawha County, WV | 66 | 27 | 3.5 | $3.8M | −4.3% | #321 of 1,493 |
| 6Mercer County, WV | 63 | 8 | 3.3 | $3.9M | −3.4% | #393 of 1,493 |
| 7Cabell County, WV | 61 | 16 | 4.1 | $3.2M | −3.2% | #443 of 1,493 |
| 8Jefferson County, WV | 60 | 18 | 7.9 | $2.1M | +9.2% | #478 of 1,493 |
| 9Harrison County, WV | 58 | 8 | 3.0 | $4.5M | −2.5% | #497 of 1,493 |
| 10Raleigh County, WV | 57 | 8 | 2.8 | $4.5M | −3.5% | #519 of 1,493 |
| 11Putnam County, WV | 52 | 12 | 5.2 | $3M | −1.0% | #652 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 trades43
- HVAC and plumbing42
- Electricians57
- Roofing and gutters47
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control56
- Landscaping and lawn care52
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Putnam County, WV?
Putnam County has 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 42.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Putnam County, WV spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $35.7M a year, or $1,536 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 23,251 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, WV compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Putnam County has 5.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 775 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 42.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 56,885 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,251 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $79,527 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. Putnam County scores 52 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #652 of 1,493 scored counties.
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