Market rankings · Pennsylvania
Lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Pennsylvania
Markets across Pennsylvania ranked by the Groundwork market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 4,398
- 297 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 8,250
- +4.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $6.8B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #29 of 51
- Market score 42 · Lower middle
A site report maps the lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings around any address in Pennsylvania 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
As of September 2026, map listings count 4,398 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Pennsylvania. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 7% across the U.S. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 8.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Pennsylvania comes to about $6.8B a year: $1,286 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per company, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M.
Official counts show 8,250 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Pennsylvania in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019. That is one for every 639 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, 347 SBA-backed loans worth $70.7M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Pennsylvania.
Among the 50 states and DC, Pennsylvania ranks #29 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle). Of the 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Chambersburg metro area scores highest (57). Of the 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Lock Haven area scores highest (62).
Every market in Pennsylvania for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Pennsylvania, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chambersburg, PA | 57 | 46 | 7.2 | $1.7M | +3.0% | #135 of 387 |
| 2Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 56 | 212 | 8.6 | $1.5M | +4.2% | #148 of 387 |
| 3Johnstown, PA | 55 | 29 | 5.2 | $2.1M | −3.2% | #152 of 387 |
| 4Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 54 | 2,168 | 8.8 | $1.6M | +1.4% | #164 of 387 |
| 5Gettysburg, PA | 45 | 44 | 10.8 | $1.2M | +3.6% | #218 of 387 |
| 6Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA | 44 | 179 | 7.6 | $1.5M | +1.4% | #220 of 387 |
| 7Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 44 | 331 | 9.7 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #223 of 387 |
| 8Pittsburgh, PA | 42 | 867 | 8.2 | $1.6M | −1.3% | #242 of 387 |
| 9Reading, PA | 39 | 145 | 8.9 | $1.4M | +2.7% | #273 of 387 |
| 10Lancaster, PA | 39 | 203 | 9.5 | $1.4M | +1.9% | #274 of 387 |
| 11Altoona, PA | 38 | 37 | 7.3 | $1.6M | −2.5% | #280 of 387 |
| 12York-Hanover, PA | 38 | 203 | 11.2 | $1.2M | +3.6% | #283 of 387 |
| 13Lebanon, PA | 36 | 58 | 10.2 | $1.2M | +2.2% | #297 of 387 |
| 14Williamsport, PA | 31 | 39 | 8.3 | $1.4M | −1.3% | #329 of 387 |
| 15State College, PA | 27 | 62 | 10.5 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #352 of 387 |
| 16Erie, PA | 26 | 104 | 9.4 | $1.2M | −1.8% | #356 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lock Haven, PA | 62 | 7 | 4.5 | $2.5M | +1.3% | #119 of 481 |
| 2Hemlock Farms, PA | 59 | 25 | 10.3 | $1.3M | +7.2% | #156 of 481 |
| 3Sayre, PA | 58 | 11 | 4.5 | $2.6M | −0.6% | #158 of 481 |
| 4Warren, PA | 58 | 7 | 4.3 | $2.6M | −3.8% | #159 of 481 |
| 5Sunbury, PA | 57 | 23 | 5.0 | $2.3M | −1.7% | #166 of 481 |
| 6Lewistown, PA | 52 | 12 | 6.5 | $1.7M | 0.0% | #214 of 481 |
| 7Pottsville, PA | 52 | 42 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +1.5% | #219 of 481 |
| 8Selinsgrove, PA | 49 | 10 | 6.8 | $1.7M | −0.2% | #241 of 481 |
| 9Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 46 | 18 | 6.8 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #269 of 481 |
| 10Huntingdon, PA | 45 | 8 | 4.9 | $2.3M | −2.4% | #275 of 481 |
| 11Indiana, PA | 43 | 21 | 6.5 | $1.7M | −0.3% | #288 of 481 |
| 12Oil City, PA | 42 | 15 | 7.0 | $1.6M | −2.0% | #302 of 481 |
| 13Hermitage, PA | 39 | 27 | 5.8 | $1.9M | −2.4% | #330 of 481 |
| 14Lewisburg, PA | 36 | 14 | 9.6 | $1.3M | −0.8% | #375 of 481 |
| 15East Stroudsburg, PA | 34 | 61 | 10.0 | $1.3M | −0.7% | #396 of 481 |
| 16Meadville, PA | 30 | 27 | 8.0 | $1.4M | −2.4% | #424 of 481 |
| 17DuBois, PA | 29 | 29 | 8.9 | $1.2M | −2.9% | #431 of 481 |
| 18Somerset, PA | 20 | 29 | 9.9 | $1.1M | −2.7% | #468 of 481 |
| 19St. Marys, PA | 20 | 15 | 11.3 | $1M | −3.3% | #469 of 481 |
| Bradford, PA | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | $18.3M | −3.5% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Philadelphia County, PA | 64 | 216 | 3.2 | $3.7M | −1.6% | #356 of 1,771 |
| 2Greene County, PA | 61 | 6 | 4.2 | $2.8M | −5.5% | #447 of 1,771 |
| 3Clinton County, PA | 61 | 7 | 4.5 | $2.5M | +1.3% | #450 of 1,771 |
| 4Bedford County, PA | 59 | 6 | 3.0 | $3.7M | −0.2% | #519 of 1,771 |
| 5Bradford County, PA | 58 | 11 | 4.5 | $2.6M | −0.6% | #544 of 1,771 |
| 6Warren County, PA | 58 | 7 | 4.3 | $2.6M | −3.8% | #545 of 1,771 |
| 7Northumberland County, PA | 56 | 19 | 5.0 | $2.2M | −1.8% | #628 of 1,771 |
| 8Pike County, PA | 56 | 25 | 10.3 | $1.3M | +7.2% | #667 of 1,771 |
| 9Franklin County, PA | 54 | 46 | 7.2 | $1.7M | +3.0% | #713 of 1,771 |
| 10Dauphin County, PA | 53 | 94 | 7.7 | $1.6M | +2.3% | #753 of 1,771 |
| 11Mifflin County, PA | 52 | 12 | 6.5 | $1.7M | 0.0% | #776 of 1,771 |
| 12Cumberland County, PA | 52 | 103 | 9.7 | $1.4M | +6.5% | #787 of 1,771 |
| 13Carbon County, PA | 51 | 19 | 7.0 | $1.7M | +1.7% | #808 of 1,771 |
| 14Schuylkill County, PA | 51 | 42 | 7.2 | $1.6M | +1.5% | #813 of 1,771 |
| 15Northampton County, PA | 51 | 112 | 9.1 | $1.5M | +3.7% | #818 of 1,771 |
| 16Cambria County, PA | 50 | 29 | 5.2 | $2.1M | −3.2% | #841 of 1,771 |
| 17Butler County, PA | 50 | 74 | 9.2 | $1.5M | +3.2% | #866 of 1,771 |
| 18Lackawanna County, PA | 49 | 60 | 6.8 | $1.7M | +0.5% | #889 of 1,771 |
| 19Snyder County, PA | 49 | 10 | 6.8 | $1.7M | −0.2% | #891 of 1,771 |
| 20Perry County, PA | 48 | 15 | 8.2 | $1.5M | +2.1% | #928 of 1,771 |
| 21Huntingdon County, PA | 47 | 8 | 4.9 | $2.3M | −2.4% | #952 of 1,771 |
| 22Fayette County, PA | 47 | 33 | 6.0 | $1.8M | −4.3% | #956 of 1,771 |
| 23Columbia County, PA | 47 | 18 | 6.8 | $1.7M | +2.3% | #959 of 1,771 |
| 24Indiana County, PA | 45 | 21 | 6.5 | $1.7M | −0.3% | #1,043 of 1,771 |
| 25Delaware County, PA | 45 | 200 | 9.2 | $1.5M | +0.8% | #1,053 of 1,771 |
Show all 67 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Lehigh County, PA | 45 | 135 | 9.3 | $1.4M | +2.7% | #1,057 of 1,771 |
| 27Montgomery County, PA | 45 | 382 | 11.4 | $1.4M | +2.4% | #1,059 of 1,771 |
| 28Venango County, PA | 44 | 15 | 7.0 | $1.6M | −2.0% | #1,087 of 1,771 |
| 29Adams County, PA | 44 | 44 | 10.8 | $1.2M | +3.6% | #1,103 of 1,771 |
| 30Mercer County, PA | 43 | 27 | 5.8 | $1.9M | −2.4% | #1,111 of 1,771 |
| 31Washington County, PA | 43 | 75 | 8.5 | $1.5M | +0.7% | #1,122 of 1,771 |
| 32Chester County, PA | 43 | 274 | 13.4 | $1.2M | +4.2% | #1,142 of 1,771 |
| 33Allegheny County, PA | 42 | 452 | 8.3 | $1.6M | −2.0% | #1,166 of 1,771 |
| 34Susquehanna County, PA | 42 | 14 | 9.0 | $1.3M | −0.3% | #1,179 of 1,771 |
| 35Berks County, PA | 41 | 145 | 8.9 | $1.4M | +2.7% | #1,211 of 1,771 |
| 36Lancaster County, PA | 41 | 203 | 9.5 | $1.4M | +1.9% | #1,217 of 1,771 |
| 37Tioga County, PA | 41 | 14 | 8.4 | $1.4M | −1.3% | #1,219 of 1,771 |
| 38York County, PA | 40 | 203 | 11.2 | $1.2M | +3.6% | #1,272 of 1,771 |
| 39Luzerne County, PA | 39 | 111 | 8.2 | $1.4M | +2.1% | #1,286 of 1,771 |
| 40Westmoreland County, PA | 38 | 118 | 7.6 | $1.6M | −1.4% | #1,314 of 1,771 |
| 41Beaver County, PA | 37 | 59 | 8.2 | $1.5M | −1.1% | #1,340 of 1,771 |
| 42Lebanon County, PA | 37 | 58 | 10.2 | $1.2M | +2.2% | #1,359 of 1,771 |
| 43Union County, PA | 36 | 14 | 9.6 | $1.3M | −0.8% | #1,378 of 1,771 |
| 44Wyoming County, PA | 35 | 8 | 7.3 | $1.6M | −0.9% | #1,404 of 1,771 |
| 45Juniata County, PA | 35 | 9 | 10.0 | $1.2M | −0.3% | #1,431 of 1,771 |
| 46Blair County, PA | 34 | 37 | 7.3 | $1.6M | −2.5% | #1,444 of 1,771 |
| 47Crawford County, PA | 33 | 27 | 8.0 | $1.4M | −2.4% | #1,470 of 1,771 |
| 48Bucks County, PA | 33 | 326 | 13.1 | $1.2M | +0.3% | #1,479 of 1,771 |
| 49Lawrence County, PA | 32 | 28 | 7.8 | $1.5M | −2.4% | #1,498 of 1,771 |
| 50Monroe County, PA | 32 | 61 | 10.0 | $1.3M | −0.7% | #1,507 of 1,771 |
| 51Clearfield County, PA | 31 | 29 | 8.9 | $1.2M | −2.9% | #1,534 of 1,771 |
| 52Lycoming County, PA | 30 | 39 | 8.3 | $1.4M | −1.3% | #1,567 of 1,771 |
| 53Centre County, PA | 30 | 62 | 10.5 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #1,575 of 1,771 |
| 54Armstrong County, PA | 30 | 28 | 10.0 | $1.1M | −2.7% | #1,577 of 1,771 |
| 55Erie County, PA | 26 | 104 | 9.4 | $1.2M | −1.8% | #1,650 of 1,771 |
| 56Clarion County, PA | 25 | 14 | 9.3 | $1.2M | −1.4% | #1,668 of 1,771 |
| 57Somerset County, PA | 23 | 29 | 9.9 | $1.1M | −2.7% | #1,696 of 1,771 |
| 58Elk County, PA | 22 | 15 | 11.3 | $1M | −3.3% | #1,710 of 1,771 |
| 59Wayne County, PA | 21 | 20 | 9.6 | $1.2M | +1.1% | #1,716 of 1,771 |
| 60Jefferson County, PA | 19 | 18 | 9.8 | $1.1M | −2.8% | #1,739 of 1,771 |
| McKean County, PA | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | $18.3M | −3.5% | |
| Montour County, PA | Not scored | 4 | 5.1 | $2.5M | −1.4% | |
| Potter County, PA | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $3.8M | −3.0% | |
| Fulton County, PA | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $7.3M | −0.6% | |
| Forest County, PA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.1% | |
| Sullivan County, PA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Cameron County, PA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.0% |
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 Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania has 4,398 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings as of September 2026. 297 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers and lawn care, house and carpet cleaners, pest control. Official counts show 8,250 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Pennsylvania spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $6.8B a year, or $1,286 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,398 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,274,853 households in Pennsylvania and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pennsylvania compare with the U.S. for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
Pennsylvania has 8.3 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 $1.5M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies to household spending, Pennsylvania would have about 4,041, against 4,398 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 639 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.4% for the U.S.
Which market in Pennsylvania has the highest market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
Among 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Chambersburg metro area scores highest, at 57 (upper middle). Among 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Lock Haven area scores highest, at 62 (upper middle). Among 60 scored counties in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County scores highest, at 64 (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. Pennsylvania scores 42 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies (lower middle), #29 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 Pennsylvania. 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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