Market rankings · Ohio
Lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Ohio
Markets across Ohio ranked by the Groundwork market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 4,146
- 294 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 6,800
- +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $5.9B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #36 of 51
- Market score 35 · Lower middle
A site report maps the lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings around any address in Ohio 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
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,146 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Ohio. 294 of them (7%) are chain locations, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.4.
Households in Ohio spend about $5.9B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,218 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per company, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Ohio was 6,800 in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 715 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, 543 SBA-backed loans worth $90.6M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Ohio.
Among the 50 states and DC, Ohio ranks #36 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Huntington-Ashland metro area scores highest (66). Of the 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Wilmington area scores highest (66).
Every market in Ohio for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Ohio, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 66 | 78 | 5.1 | $2.5M | −2.6% | #84 of 387 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 60 | 31 | 5.3 | $2.3M | −3.6% | #117 of 387 |
| 1Columbus, OH | 59 | 771 | 8.9 | $1.5M | +4.7% | #126 of 387 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 56 | 794 | 8.8 | $1.5M | +2.7% | #146 of 387 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 54 | 32 | 6.4 | $1.8M | −3.6% | #161 of 387 |
| 3Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 46 | 287 | 8.3 | $1.5M | +1.5% | #205 of 387 |
| 4Sandusky, OH | 37 | 40 | 7.8 | $1.5M | −2.6% | #285 of 387 |
| 5Toledo, OH | 37 | 205 | 8.1 | $1.5M | −1.0% | #286 of 387 |
| 6Springfield, OH | 37 | 50 | 8.9 | $1.3M | −0.4% | #289 of 387 |
| 7Cleveland, OH | 34 | 800 | 8.6 | $1.4M | −0.8% | #308 of 387 |
| 8Youngstown-Warren, OH | 32 | 147 | 8.0 | $1.4M | −1.4% | #321 of 387 |
| 9Akron, OH | 31 | 274 | 9.2 | $1.3M | 0.0% | #330 of 387 |
| 10Lima, OH | 30 | 42 | 10.2 | $1.1M | −1.2% | #336 of 387 |
| 11Canton-Massillon, OH | 21 | 174 | 10.4 | $1.1M | −0.2% | #377 of 387 |
| 12Mansfield, OH | 20 | 53 | 10.6 | $1M | −0.1% | #381 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wilmington, OH | 66 | 9 | 5.4 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #90 of 481 |
| 2Athens, OH | 61 | 12 | 5.2 | $2.1M | +1.3% | #127 of 481 |
| 3Gallipolis, OH | 60 | 5 | 4.3 | $2.5M | −0.5% | #135 of 481 |
| 4Chillicothe, OH | 59 | 13 | 4.4 | $2.6M | −0.8% | #145 of 481 |
| 5Coshocton, OH | 55 | 8 | 5.4 | $2M | +1.6% | #187 of 481 |
| 6Sidney, OH | 54 | 13 | 6.9 | $1.8M | −0.2% | #195 of 481 |
| 7Greenville, OH | 51 | 10 | 4.7 | $2.4M | −0.7% | #223 of 481 |
| 8Bellefontaine, OH | 51 | 16 | 8.2 | $1.4M | +0.4% | #227 of 481 |
| 9Salem, OH | 50 | 19 | 4.6 | $2.4M | −2.2% | #233 of 481 |
| 10Defiance, OH | 50 | 11 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +0.1% | #234 of 481 |
| 11Van Wert, OH | 49 | 9 | 7.8 | $1.5M | +0.3% | #245 of 481 |
| 12Celina, OH | 48 | 12 | 7.3 | $1.6M | +0.5% | #251 of 481 |
| 13Bucyrus, OH | 45 | 11 | 6.1 | $1.8M | −0.3% | #276 of 481 |
| 14Wapakoneta, OH | 43 | 17 | 9.0 | $1.4M | −1.2% | #294 of 481 |
| 15Portsmouth, OH | 42 | 17 | 5.9 | $1.8M | −3.4% | #300 of 481 |
| 16Tiffin, OH | 42 | 18 | 8.1 | $1.4M | −1.0% | #303 of 481 |
| 17Wooster, OH | 40 | 36 | 8.1 | $1.5M | −0.1% | #321 of 481 |
| 18Washington Court House, OH | 39 | 9 | 7.8 | $1.5M | −1.4% | #335 of 481 |
| 19Mount Vernon, OH | 39 | 27 | 11.5 | $1.1M | +1.9% | #341 of 481 |
| 20Ashland, OH | 37 | 16 | 7.7 | $1.5M | +0.1% | #357 of 481 |
| 21Findlay, OH | 37 | 27 | 8.5 | $1.4M | +0.1% | #359 of 481 |
| 22Norwalk, OH | 37 | 21 | 8.9 | $1.3M | −0.4% | #362 of 481 |
| 23Cambridge, OH | 35 | 13 | 8.0 | $1.4M | −0.1% | #386 of 481 |
| 24Fremont, OH | 33 | 22 | 8.9 | $1.3M | −0.4% | #411 of 481 |
| 25New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 29 | 36 | 9.4 | $1.2M | −0.9% | #433 of 481 |
| 26Marion, OH | 29 | 26 | 10.5 | $1M | −0.4% | #434 of 481 |
| 27Zanesville, OH | 29 | 37 | 10.8 | $1M | +0.7% | #435 of 481 |
| 28Marietta, OH | 28 | 19 | 7.7 | $1.5M | −2.1% | #438 of 481 |
| 29Urbana, OH | 25 | 21 | 13.4 | $883K | +0.2% | #454 of 481 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Delaware County, OH | 65 | 88 | 10.7 | $1.6M | +12.5% | #350 of 1,771 |
| 2Jackson County, OH | 64 | 5 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +0.5% | #360 of 1,771 |
| 3Clinton County, OH | 63 | 9 | 5.4 | $2.2M | +0.6% | #386 of 1,771 |
| 4Perry County, OH | 62 | 8 | 5.9 | $1.9M | +1.3% | #427 of 1,771 |
| 5Gallia County, OH | 60 | 5 | 4.3 | $2.5M | −0.5% | #485 of 1,771 |
| 6Athens County, OH | 60 | 12 | 5.2 | $2.1M | +1.3% | #488 of 1,771 |
| 7Ross County, OH | 59 | 13 | 4.4 | $2.6M | −0.8% | #522 of 1,771 |
| 8Preble County, OH | 58 | 9 | 5.4 | $2.1M | −0.8% | #552 of 1,771 |
| 9Coshocton County, OH | 56 | 8 | 5.4 | $2M | +1.6% | #636 of 1,771 |
| 10Franklin County, OH | 56 | 456 | 8.2 | $1.5M | +2.8% | #653 of 1,771 |
| 11Warren County, OH | 56 | 97 | 10.5 | $1.4M | +5.7% | #661 of 1,771 |
| 12Lawrence County, OH | 55 | 8 | 3.5 | $3.1M | −4.2% | #670 of 1,771 |
| 13Wyandot County, OH | 55 | 5 | 5.6 | $2.1M | −1.4% | #675 of 1,771 |
| 14Pike County, OH | 55 | 6 | 5.5 | $1.9M | 0.0% | #678 of 1,771 |
| 15Greene County, OH | 54 | 61 | 8.9 | $1.5M | +3.7% | #722 of 1,771 |
| 16Darke County, OH | 53 | 10 | 4.7 | $2.4M | −0.7% | #738 of 1,771 |
| 17Shelby County, OH | 53 | 13 | 6.9 | $1.8M | −0.2% | #747 of 1,771 |
| 18Columbiana County, OH | 52 | 19 | 4.6 | $2.4M | −2.2% | #766 of 1,771 |
| 19Madison County, OH | 51 | 16 | 10.2 | $1.3M | +7.1% | #827 of 1,771 |
| 20Putnam County, OH | 50 | 10 | 7.6 | $1.7M | 0.0% | #851 of 1,771 |
| 21Defiance County, OH | 50 | 11 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +0.1% | #856 of 1,771 |
| 22Wood County, OH | 50 | 47 | 8.7 | $1.4M | +1.5% | #868 of 1,771 |
| 23Fairfield County, OH | 50 | 59 | 9.8 | $1.4M | +6.5% | #871 of 1,771 |
| 24Pickaway County, OH | 50 | 22 | 10.0 | $1.2M | +7.4% | #877 of 1,771 |
| 25Highland County, OH | 49 | 11 | 6.5 | $1.7M | +1.1% | #893 of 1,771 |
Show all 88 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Morrow County, OH | 49 | 11 | 8.2 | $1.5M | +3.7% | #902 of 1,771 |
| 27Union County, OH | 49 | 28 | 11.6 | $1.3M | +16.5% | #914 of 1,771 |
| 28Miami County, OH | 48 | 34 | 7.6 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #922 of 1,771 |
| 29Mercer County, OH | 48 | 12 | 7.3 | $1.6M | +0.5% | #924 of 1,771 |
| 30Logan County, OH | 48 | 16 | 8.2 | $1.4M | +0.4% | #932 of 1,771 |
| 31Crawford County, OH | 47 | 11 | 6.1 | $1.8M | −0.3% | #957 of 1,771 |
| 32Van Wert County, OH | 47 | 9 | 7.8 | $1.5M | +0.3% | #967 of 1,771 |
| 33Hamilton County, OH | 46 | 287 | 8.1 | $1.5M | +1.0% | #1,005 of 1,771 |
| 34Brown County, OH | 46 | 15 | 8.8 | $1.3M | +1.6% | #1,021 of 1,771 |
| 35Cuyahoga County, OH | 45 | 354 | 6.4 | $1.9M | −2.3% | #1,036 of 1,771 |
| 36Scioto County, OH | 45 | 17 | 5.9 | $1.8M | −3.4% | #1,041 of 1,771 |
| 37Ashtabula County, OH | 43 | 26 | 6.6 | $1.6M | −0.8% | #1,116 of 1,771 |
| 38Hocking County, OH | 42 | 7 | 6.1 | $1.8M | −1.9% | #1,160 of 1,771 |
| 39Auglaize County, OH | 42 | 17 | 9.0 | $1.4M | −1.2% | #1,176 of 1,771 |
| 40Belmont County, OH | 41 | 17 | 6.3 | $1.7M | −2.8% | #1,199 of 1,771 |
| 41Seneca County, OH | 41 | 18 | 8.1 | $1.4M | −1.0% | #1,215 of 1,771 |
| 42Butler County, OH | 41 | 150 | 10.2 | $1.3M | +2.4% | #1,226 of 1,771 |
| 43Erie County, OH | 40 | 22 | 6.8 | $1.7M | −2.9% | #1,246 of 1,771 |
| 44Fayette County, OH | 40 | 9 | 7.8 | $1.5M | −1.4% | #1,256 of 1,771 |
| 45Montgomery County, OH | 40 | 192 | 8.3 | $1.4M | +0.5% | #1,257 of 1,771 |
| 46Hardin County, OH | 40 | 10 | 8.5 | $1.3M | −2.1% | #1,264 of 1,771 |
| 47Wayne County, OH | 39 | 36 | 8.1 | $1.5M | −0.1% | #1,284 of 1,771 |
| 48Ashland County, OH | 38 | 16 | 7.7 | $1.5M | +0.1% | #1,319 of 1,771 |
| 49Holmes County, OH | 37 | 12 | 9.0 | $1.4M | +1.7% | #1,347 of 1,771 |
| 50Guernsey County, OH | 37 | 13 | 8.0 | $1.4M | −0.1% | #1,352 of 1,771 |
| 51Carroll County, OH | 37 | 10 | 8.9 | $1.3M | −1.1% | #1,355 of 1,771 |
| 52Huron County, OH | 37 | 21 | 8.9 | $1.3M | −0.4% | #1,357 of 1,771 |
| 53Clark County, OH | 36 | 50 | 8.9 | $1.3M | −0.4% | #1,382 of 1,771 |
| 54Licking County, OH | 36 | 76 | 11.1 | $1.2M | +3.8% | #1,389 of 1,771 |
| 55Knox County, OH | 36 | 27 | 11.5 | $1.1M | +1.9% | #1,392 of 1,771 |
| 56Hancock County, OH | 35 | 27 | 8.5 | $1.4M | +0.1% | #1,408 of 1,771 |
| 57Trumbull County, OH | 35 | 67 | 7.7 | $1.4M | −1.3% | #1,412 of 1,771 |
| 58Williams County, OH | 35 | 14 | 9.0 | $1.2M | −1.4% | #1,427 of 1,771 |
| 59Clermont County, OH | 35 | 101 | 11.9 | $1.1M | +3.9% | #1,436 of 1,771 |
| 60Lucas County, OH | 34 | 136 | 7.4 | $1.5M | −1.7% | #1,445 of 1,771 |
| 61Portage County, OH | 34 | 59 | 9.0 | $1.4M | +1.0% | #1,450 of 1,771 |
| 62Lorain County, OH | 34 | 141 | 11.1 | $1.1M | +3.1% | #1,460 of 1,771 |
| 63Sandusky County, OH | 33 | 22 | 8.9 | $1.3M | −0.4% | #1,477 of 1,771 |
| 64Summit County, OH | 32 | 215 | 9.3 | $1.3M | −0.3% | #1,504 of 1,771 |
| 65Ottawa County, OH | 32 | 18 | 9.7 | $1.3M | −2.0% | #1,509 of 1,771 |
| 66Jefferson County, OH | 31 | 23 | 8.5 | $1.3M | −2.4% | #1,532 of 1,771 |
| 67Medina County, OH | 31 | 96 | 13.1 | $1M | +1.3% | #1,550 of 1,771 |
| 68Washington County, OH | 30 | 19 | 7.7 | $1.5M | −2.1% | #1,566 of 1,771 |
| 69Tuscarawas County, OH | 30 | 36 | 9.4 | $1.2M | −0.9% | #1,574 of 1,771 |
| 70Allen County, OH | 30 | 42 | 10.2 | $1.1M | −1.2% | #1,578 of 1,771 |
| 71Marion County, OH | 29 | 26 | 10.5 | $1M | −0.4% | #1,609 of 1,771 |
| 72Muskingum County, OH | 28 | 37 | 10.8 | $1M | +0.7% | #1,632 of 1,771 |
| 73Fulton County, OH | 27 | 22 | 13.0 | $943K | −1.9% | #1,643 of 1,771 |
| 74Mahoning County, OH | 26 | 80 | 8.2 | $1.3M | −1.4% | #1,648 of 1,771 |
| 75Lake County, OH | 24 | 111 | 11.0 | $1.2M | −0.1% | #1,681 of 1,771 |
| 76Geauga County, OH | 24 | 72 | 20.1 | $744K | +0.3% | #1,693 of 1,771 |
| 77Champaign County, OH | 23 | 21 | 13.4 | $883K | +0.2% | #1,700 of 1,771 |
| 78Stark County, OH | 22 | 164 | 10.5 | $1.1M | −0.2% | #1,705 of 1,771 |
| 79Richland County, OH | 21 | 53 | 10.6 | $1M | −0.1% | #1,722 of 1,771 |
| Henry County, OH | Not scored | 2 | 1.7 | $6.9M | −0.2% | |
| Adams County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 1.0 | $10.7M | +1.5% | |
| Meigs County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 4.4 | $2.3M | −2.6% | |
| Paulding County, OH | Not scored | 4 | 5.2 | $2.2M | −0.4% | |
| Harrison County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.9% | |
| Noble County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.3% | |
| Morgan County, OH | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.9% | |
| Monroe County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 1.8 | $6.3M | −2.7% | |
| Vinton County, OH | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $5.8M | −1.2% |
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 Ohio?
There are 4,146 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings in Ohio as of September 2026. 294 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers and lawn care, house and carpet cleaners, pest control. Official counts show 6,800 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Ohio spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $5.9B a year, or $1,218 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,146 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,863,191 households in Ohio and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ohio compare with the U.S. for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
Ohio has 8.5 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.4. Spending per company is $1.4M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies to household spending, Ohio would have about 3,528, against 4,146 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 715 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.4% for the U.S.
Which market in Ohio has the highest market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Ohio, the Huntington-Ashland metro area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 29 scored small-town markets in or partly in Ohio, the Wilmington area scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Among 79 scored counties in Ohio, Delaware County scores highest, at 65 (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. Ohio scores 35 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies (lower middle), #36 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 Ohio. 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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