Market rankings · Maine
Lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Maine
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Maine, ranked by the Groundwork market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 592
- 34 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 1,463
- +9.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $743.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 18% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #51 of 51
- Market score 23 · Low
A site report maps the lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings around any address in Maine by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Maine has 592 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That is 9.9 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 8.4.
At $1,246 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Maine spend about $743.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $1.3M per company, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Maine was 1,463 in 2023, up 9.6% from 2019. That is one for every 408 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, 60 SBA-backed loans worth $10.9M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Maine.
Among the 50 states and DC, Maine ranks #51 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with a Groundwork market score of 23 (low). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Bangor metro area scores highest (36). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine, the Augusta-Waterville area, scores 34.
Every market in Maine for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Maine, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bangor, ME | 36 | 55 | 8.4 | $1.4M | +3.8% | #293 of 387 |
| 2Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 36 | 40 | 8.5 | $1.4M | +4.8% | #296 of 387 |
| 3Portland-South Portland, ME | 30 | 308 | 12.8 | $1.1M | +4.5% | #337 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Augusta-Waterville, ME | 34 | 55 | 10.1 | $1.2M | +3.5% | #400 of 481 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, ME | 58 | 7 | 4.9 | $2.2M | +0.8% | #548 of 1,771 |
| 2Somerset County, ME | 57 | 12 | 5.2 | $2.1M | +2.3% | #591 of 1,771 |
| 3Franklin County, ME | 53 | 5 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +4.6% | #736 of 1,771 |
| 4Waldo County, ME | 51 | 9 | 5.2 | $2.3M | +2.6% | #796 of 1,771 |
| 5Aroostook County, ME | 49 | 15 | 5.0 | $2.2M | −0.7% | #879 of 1,771 |
| 6Lincoln County, ME | 44 | 12 | 7.2 | $1.7M | +3.8% | #1,082 of 1,771 |
| 7Penobscot County, ME | 38 | 55 | 8.4 | $1.4M | +3.8% | #1,320 of 1,771 |
| 8Androscoggin County, ME | 38 | 40 | 8.5 | $1.4M | +4.8% | #1,321 of 1,771 |
| 9York County, ME | 35 | 100 | 10.9 | $1.2M | +4.8% | #1,426 of 1,771 |
| 10Cumberland County, ME | 34 | 178 | 13.5 | $1M | +4.5% | #1,461 of 1,771 |
| 11Kennebec County, ME | 31 | 55 | 10.1 | $1.2M | +3.5% | #1,540 of 1,771 |
| 12Oxford County, ME | 29 | 23 | 9.5 | $1.2M | +4.2% | #1,601 of 1,771 |
| 13Sagadahoc County, ME | 27 | 30 | 18.2 | $707K | +3.4% | #1,646 of 1,771 |
| 14Knox County, ME | 25 | 20 | 10.8 | $1.2M | +1.1% | #1,671 of 1,771 |
| 15Hancock County, ME | 24 | 29 | 11.3 | $1.1M | +3.0% | #1,686 of 1,771 |
| Piscataquis County, ME | Not scored | 2 | 2.4 | $4.7M | +3.5% |
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 Maine?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 592 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Maine. 34 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers and lawn care, house and carpet cleaners, pest control. Official counts show 1,463 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in 2023, up 9.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Maine spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $743.9M a year, or $1,246 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 592 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 597,159 households in Maine and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maine compare with the U.S. for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
Maine has 9.9 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 8.4. Spending per company is $1.3M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies to household spending, Maine would have about 443, against 592 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 408 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.4% for the U.S.
Which market in Maine has the highest market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Bangor metro area scores highest, at 36 (lower middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine is the Augusta-Waterville area, at 34 (lower middle). Among 15 scored counties in Maine, Washington County scores highest, at 58 (upper middle). 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. Maine scores 23 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies (low), #51 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 Maine. 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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