Market rankings · Kentucky
Lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Kentucky
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Kentucky, ranked by the Groundwork market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,212
- 116 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 2,042
- +6.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.5B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.7
- 20% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #4 of 51
- Market score 71 · Upper middle
A site report maps the lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings around any address in Kentucky by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
There are 1,212 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings in Kentucky as of September 2026. Of those, 116 are chain locations, or 10%, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 8.4.
Households in Kentucky spend about $2.5B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,381 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per company, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Kentucky was 2,042 in 2023, up 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 889 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 8.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 58 SBA-backed loans worth $19.7M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Kentucky.
Among the 50 states and DC, Kentucky ranks #4 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle). Of the 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Bowling Green metro area scores highest (78). Of the 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Richmond-Berea area scores highest (88).
Every market in Kentucky for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Kentucky, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bowling Green, KY | 78 | 55 | 7.5 | $1.8M | +9.5% | #18 of 387 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 78 | 100 | 8.0 | $1.7M | +8.5% | #19 of 387 |
| 2Elizabethtown, KY | 75 | 33 | 6.5 | $2.2M | +2.4% | #29 of 387 |
| 3Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 67 | 458 | 8.2 | $1.7M | +2.9% | #81 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 66 | 78 | 5.1 | $2.5M | −2.6% | #84 of 387 |
| 4Lexington-Fayette, KY | 64 | 200 | 9.2 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #104 of 387 |
| 5Paducah, KY-IL | 58 | 33 | 7.9 | $1.7M | −1.2% | #129 of 387 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 56 | 794 | 8.8 | $1.5M | +2.7% | #146 of 387 |
| 6Owensboro, KY | 48 | 48 | 10.6 | $1.3M | +1.3% | #195 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond-Berea, KY | 88 | 19 | 3.8 | $3.5M | +7.0% | #2 of 481 |
| 2Danville, KY | 87 | 8 | 3.7 | $3.5M | +3.6% | #4 of 481 |
| 3Mount Sterling, KY | 81 | 8 | 4.4 | $2.9M | +3.1% | #20 of 481 |
| 4Franklin, KY | 77 | 6 | 7.5 | $1.8M | +5.9% | #36 of 481 |
| 5Mayfield, KY | 75 | 7 | 5.0 | $2.6M | +1.4% | #41 of 481 |
| 6Somerset, KY | 73 | 15 | 5.7 | $2.2M | +3.5% | #49 of 481 |
| 7Frankfort, KY | 73 | 26 | 8.0 | $1.7M | +3.1% | #52 of 481 |
| 8Corbin, KY | 72 | 21 | 3.7 | $3.2M | +0.1% | #53 of 481 |
| 9Madisonville, KY | 71 | 9 | 4.9 | $2.6M | −0.5% | #57 of 481 |
| 10Glasgow, KY | 71 | 16 | 7.2 | $1.7M | +2.6% | #63 of 481 |
| 11Campbellsville, KY | 66 | 11 | 7.5 | $1.7M | +3.4% | #93 of 481 |
| 12Pikeville, KY | 64 | 10 | 2.6 | $4.6M | −5.4% | #104 of 481 |
| 13Henderson, KY | 51 | 20 | 8.5 | $1.5M | −0.9% | #226 of 481 |
| 14Murray, KY | 43 | 18 | 11.8 | $1.1M | +4.9% | #296 of 481 |
| Middlesborough, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $10.6M | −4.8% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Scott County, KY | 84 | 12 | 5.3 | $2.9M | +8.2% | #24 of 1,771 |
| 2Madison County, KY | 82 | 18 | 4.9 | $2.8M | +9.4% | #41 of 1,771 |
| 3Kenton County, KY | 80 | 37 | 5.5 | $2.8M | +3.9% | #62 of 1,771 |
| 4Campbell County, KY | 80 | 22 | 5.6 | $2.7M | +2.5% | #63 of 1,771 |
| 5Boyle County, KY | 79 | 6 | 5.0 | $2.6M | +2.9% | #77 of 1,771 |
| 6Meade County, KY | 75 | 9 | 8.2 | $1.8M | +2.2% | #139 of 1,771 |
| 7Laurel County, KY | 73 | 11 | 4.6 | $2.8M | +1.6% | #167 of 1,771 |
| 8Simpson County, KY | 73 | 6 | 7.5 | $1.8M | +5.9% | #180 of 1,771 |
| 9Nelson County, KY | 72 | 11 | 5.7 | $2.4M | +4.8% | #189 of 1,771 |
| 10Montgomery County, KY | 72 | 6 | 5.5 | $2.3M | +2.5% | #192 of 1,771 |
| 11Bullitt County, KY | 72 | 22 | 6.9 | $2.2M | +5.0% | #198 of 1,771 |
| 12Hardin County, KY | 71 | 28 | 6.3 | $2.3M | +2.4% | #209 of 1,771 |
| 13Henry County, KY | 71 | 5 | 8.1 | $1.6M | +4.8% | #217 of 1,771 |
| 14Whitley County, KY | 70 | 5 | 3.7 | $3.2M | +1.6% | #221 of 1,771 |
| 15Boyd County, KY | 70 | 9 | 4.7 | $2.8M | −0.9% | #224 of 1,771 |
| 16Graves County, KY | 70 | 7 | 5.0 | $2.6M | +1.4% | #225 of 1,771 |
| 17Pulaski County, KY | 70 | 15 | 5.7 | $2.2M | +3.5% | #231 of 1,771 |
| 18Logan County, KY | 70 | 7 | 6.4 | $2M | +4.2% | #236 of 1,771 |
| 19Boone County, KY | 69 | 50 | 9.8 | $1.7M | +6.5% | #258 of 1,771 |
| 20Woodford County, KY | 68 | 7 | 6.5 | $2.4M | +3.7% | #266 of 1,771 |
| 21Hopkins County, KY | 67 | 9 | 4.9 | $2.6M | −0.5% | #279 of 1,771 |
| 22Warren County, KY | 67 | 48 | 8.6 | $1.6M | +10.6% | #301 of 1,771 |
| 23Trigg County, KY | 67 | 5 | 8.3 | $1.6M | +3.1% | #302 of 1,771 |
| 24Marshall County, KY | 65 | 10 | 7.6 | $1.8M | −0.1% | #342 of 1,771 |
| 25Barren County, KY | 64 | 14 | 7.8 | $1.6M | +2.6% | #376 of 1,771 |
Show all 120 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Pike County, KY | 62 | 8 | 3.3 | $3.6M | −6.4% | #406 of 1,771 |
| 27Bourbon County, KY | 61 | 5 | 6.1 | $2.2M | −0.3% | #452 of 1,771 |
| 28Jefferson County, KY | 61 | 265 | 8.0 | $1.8M | +1.6% | #461 of 1,771 |
| 29Larue County, KY | 61 | 5 | 8.3 | $1.6M | +2.1% | #471 of 1,771 |
| 30Grayson County, KY | 61 | 9 | 8.9 | $1.4M | +3.6% | #476 of 1,771 |
| 31Fayette County, KY | 58 | 129 | 9.2 | $1.6M | +2.2% | #567 of 1,771 |
| 32Franklin County, KY | 57 | 22 | 9.7 | $1.4M | +2.0% | #618 of 1,771 |
| 33Spencer County, KY | 57 | 9 | 12.3 | $1.3M | +7.7% | #621 of 1,771 |
| 34Christian County, KY | 56 | 16 | 6.2 | $2M | −3.6% | #633 of 1,771 |
| 35Greenup County, KY | 56 | 11 | 7.5 | $1.8M | −1.9% | #642 of 1,771 |
| 36Russell County, KY | 56 | 6 | 7.9 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #650 of 1,771 |
| 37Taylor County, KY | 55 | 9 | 8.8 | $1.5M | +2.9% | #695 of 1,771 |
| 38Clark County, KY | 55 | 15 | 10.0 | $1.4M | +2.3% | #697 of 1,771 |
| 39Shelby County, KY | 53 | 21 | 11.4 | $1.3M | +6.2% | #762 of 1,771 |
| 40McCracken County, KY | 50 | 26 | 9.4 | $1.5M | −0.5% | #864 of 1,771 |
| 41Daviess County, KY | 43 | 47 | 11.3 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #1,140 of 1,771 |
| 42Oldham County, KY | 42 | 38 | 16.5 | $1.1M | +4.9% | #1,185 of 1,771 |
| 43Henderson County, KY | 41 | 18 | 9.7 | $1.4M | −0.9% | #1,220 of 1,771 |
| 44Calloway County, KY | 41 | 18 | 11.8 | $1.1M | +4.9% | #1,237 of 1,771 |
| 45Jessamine County, KY | 40 | 32 | 16.1 | $923K | +7.8% | #1,278 of 1,771 |
| Floyd County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.4 | $8.6M | −3.9% | |
| Muhlenberg County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | $7.9M | −0.9% | |
| Knox County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.6 | $4.2M | −2.2% | |
| Perry County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $3.3M | −6.4% | |
| Carter County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 1.9 | $6.7M | −1.7% | |
| Harlan County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 2.8 | $4.1M | −7.6% | |
| Grant County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $4.2M | +4.7% | |
| Rowan County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.2 | $3M | −1.0% | |
| Lincoln County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.1 | $6.1M | +4.6% | |
| Anderson County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.1 | $3.4M | +5.5% | |
| Ohio County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $3.9M | +0.8% | |
| Bell County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $10.6M | −4.8% | |
| Mercer County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 3.3 | $4.2M | +4.8% | |
| Johnson County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 4.4 | $2.6M | −2.6% | |
| Allen County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 5.0 | $2.6M | +9.5% | |
| Breckinridge County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $5.2M | +5.2% | |
| Letcher County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.4 | $4.7M | −7.0% | |
| Clay County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $4.1M | −4.1% | |
| Marion County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.6 | $4.9M | +2.7% | |
| Hart County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.7 | $4.6M | +4.3% | |
| Wayne County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.2 | $9.3M | +0.3% | |
| Harrison County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $10M | +4.9% | |
| Adair County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.9% | |
| Garrard County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 4.5 | $2.9M | +7.3% | |
| Mason County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $4.5M | −1.2% | |
| McCreary County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.1 | $2M | +1.7% | |
| Rockcastle County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $7.9M | +0.6% | |
| Lawrence County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.3% | |
| Casey County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.1 | $3.9M | +1.8% | |
| Fleming County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.4 | $3.5M | +4.6% | |
| Pendleton County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 5.5 | $2.4M | +1.1% | |
| Morgan County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.1 | $3M | +5.0% | |
| Estill County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.4% | |
| Knott County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.6 | $3.2M | −5.9% | |
| Breathitt County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.3% | |
| Union County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $6.6M | −5.9% | |
| Jackson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.8% | |
| Powell County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $5.4M | −2.2% | |
| Lewis County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.0 | $3.1M | −1.4% | |
| Bath County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.6% | |
| Webster County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.1 | $3.1M | −0.7% | |
| Caldwell County, KY | Not scored | 4 | 8.0 | $1.6M | −0.3% | |
| Todd County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $6.2M | +5.6% | |
| Butler County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $5.7M | +1.6% | |
| Edmonson County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +5.0% | |
| Washington County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.1 | $3.2M | +2.7% | |
| Green County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.5 | $2.7M | +4.6% | |
| Magoffin County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.3% | |
| Owen County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.4 | $5.5M | +2.6% | |
| Monroe County, KY | Not scored | 3 | 6.5 | $1.9M | −1.1% | |
| Martin County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.9% | |
| Carroll County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.9% | |
| Metcalfe County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 4.9 | $2.5M | +2.9% | |
| Leslie County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.0% | |
| Clinton County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.6 | $4.4M | −1.0% | |
| McLean County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.7 | $5M | −0.8% | |
| Hancock County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.6% | |
| Crittenden County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.2% | |
| Livingston County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 5.6 | $2.3M | −0.1% | |
| Lyon County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 2.9 | $4.8M | +5.2% | |
| Gallatin County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 6.1 | $2.2M | +1.9% | |
| Trimble County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 5.9 | $2.3M | +2.8% | |
| Bracken County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $4.8M | +1.3% | |
| Nicholas County, KY | Not scored | 5 | 18.0 | $673K | +5.4% | |
| Ballard County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 6.2 | $2.2M | −1.5% | |
| Lee County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Elliott County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Wolfe County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 3.7 | $2.7M | −4.0% | |
| Fulton County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.5% | |
| Menifee County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 8.1 | $1.4M | +4.8% | |
| Cumberland County, KY | Not scored | 2 | 7.6 | $1.4M | +2.3% | |
| Carlisle County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 5.4 | $2.5M | −1.2% | |
| Hickman County, KY | Not scored | 1 | 5.8 | $2.3M | −3.4% | |
| Owsley County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Robertson County, KY | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.6% |
Markets with fewer than 5 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies are in Kentucky?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,212 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Kentucky. 116 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers and lawn care, house and carpet cleaners, pest control. Official counts show 2,042 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in 2023, up 6.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Kentucky spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $2.5B a year, or $1,381 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,212 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,814,469 households in Kentucky and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kentucky compare with the U.S. for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
Kentucky has 6.7 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 8.4. Spending per company is $2.1M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies to household spending, Kentucky would have about 1,493, against 1,212 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 889 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.4% for the U.S.
Which market in Kentucky has the highest market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
Among 9 scored metro areas in or partly in Kentucky, the Bowling Green metro area scores highest, at 78 (high). Among 14 scored small-town markets in or partly in Kentucky, the Richmond-Berea area scores highest, at 88 (high). Among 45 scored counties in Kentucky, Scott County scores highest, at 84 (high). 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. Kentucky scores 71 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies (upper middle), #4 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 Kentucky. It maps the lawn care, cleaning and pest control 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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