Market rankings · New Jersey
Lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in New Jersey
Every metro area, small-town market and county in New Jersey, ranked by the Groundwork market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 3,279
- 201 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 7,381
- +4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.2B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 11% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #26 of 51
- Market score 52 · Upper middle
A site report maps the lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings around any address in New Jersey 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
New Jersey has 3,279 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 201 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 9.3 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 8.4.
At $1,489 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in New Jersey spend about $5.2B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M.
Official counts show 7,381 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in New Jersey in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 475 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, 299 SBA-backed loans worth $74.1M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in New Jersey.
Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #26 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area scores highest (62). Among 21 scored counties, Hudson County scores highest (83).
Every market in New Jersey for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 62 | 5,019 | 6.8 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #111 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 54 | 2,168 | 8.8 | $1.6M | +1.4% | #164 of 387 |
| 1Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 51 | 137 | 9.5 | $1.5M | +3.3% | #172 of 387 |
| 2Vineland, NJ | 45 | 45 | 8.4 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #215 of 387 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 44 | 331 | 9.7 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #223 of 387 |
| 3Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 26 | 157 | 10.2 | $1.3M | +0.8% | #354 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hudson County, NJ | 83 | 92 | 3.1 | $4.7M | +1.8% | #29 of 1,771 |
| 2Essex County, NJ | 72 | 185 | 5.8 | $2.4M | +4.2% | #191 of 1,771 |
| 3Middlesex County, NJ | 65 | 220 | 7.1 | $2.1M | +2.6% | #338 of 1,771 |
| 4Union County, NJ | 58 | 178 | 8.8 | $1.7M | +5.0% | #561 of 1,771 |
| 5Somerset County, NJ | 55 | 134 | 10.2 | $1.7M | +3.5% | #683 of 1,771 |
| 6Camden County, NJ | 55 | 163 | 8.0 | $1.7M | +2.4% | #684 of 1,771 |
| 7Burlington County, NJ | 55 | 177 | 10.0 | $1.5M | +4.3% | #693 of 1,771 |
| 8Mercer County, NJ | 50 | 137 | 9.5 | $1.5M | +3.3% | #862 of 1,771 |
| 9Bergen County, NJ | 50 | 379 | 10.7 | $1.5M | +2.4% | #863 of 1,771 |
| 10Ocean County, NJ | 48 | 241 | 9.9 | $1.4M | +5.6% | #934 of 1,771 |
| 11Gloucester County, NJ | 45 | 126 | 11.2 | $1.3M | +3.3% | #1,066 of 1,771 |
| 12Cumberland County, NJ | 43 | 45 | 8.4 | $1.4M | +2.2% | #1,129 of 1,771 |
| 13Passaic County, NJ | 42 | 163 | 9.1 | $1.5M | +1.6% | #1,167 of 1,771 |
| 14Sussex County, NJ | 42 | 70 | 12.1 | $1.3M | +2.9% | #1,183 of 1,771 |
| 15Atlantic County, NJ | 40 | 89 | 8.1 | $1.6M | +1.6% | #1,252 of 1,771 |
| 16Monmouth County, NJ | 39 | 325 | 12.9 | $1.3M | +1.4% | #1,294 of 1,771 |
| 17Morris County, NJ | 37 | 298 | 15.4 | $1.1M | +3.2% | #1,362 of 1,771 |
| 18Warren County, NJ | 35 | 65 | 14.3 | $974K | +3.2% | #1,442 of 1,771 |
| 19Salem County, NJ | 33 | 32 | 12.9 | $985K | +2.3% | #1,490 of 1,771 |
| 20Hunterdon County, NJ | 33 | 92 | 18.1 | $951K | +2.3% | #1,491 of 1,771 |
| 21Cape May County, NJ | 18 | 68 | 15.2 | $911K | −1.7% | #1,752 of 1,771 |
Questions
How many lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies are in New Jersey?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3,279 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in New Jersey. 201 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers and lawn care, house and carpet cleaners, pest control. Official counts show 7,381 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019.
How much do households in New Jersey spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $5.2B a year, or $1,489 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,279 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.
How does New Jersey compare with the U.S. for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
New Jersey has 9.3 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 8.4. Spending per company is $1.6M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies to household spending, New Jersey would have about 3,112, against 3,279 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 475 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.4% for the U.S.
Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area scores highest, at 62 (upper middle). Among 21 scored counties in New Jersey, Hudson County scores highest, at 83 (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. New Jersey scores 52 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies (upper middle), #26 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 New Jersey. 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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