No hardscaping is listed in Philadelphia yet. Below: how to handle the 3 most common hardscaping problems yourself, what a pro charges in Pennsylvania, and pros in nearby cities. Philadelphia's ~670,000 households generate an estimated 8,900 hardscaping jobs a year.
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Why Philadelphia homes get this: Philadelphia's rowhouse front stoops, small backyards, and shared courtyards call for compact urban landscaping rather than large-lawn care. Drainage solutions are common given the dense paving and the basement-flooding risk in heavy rain.
Quote requests from Philadelphia go to listed pros within ~60 km.
Philadelphia's 670,000 households generate an estimated 8,900 hardscaping jobs a year. 18 landscaper pros are listed on HireLocal — about 0.4 % of the 5,100 the market can support.
| Households | 669,222 |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied share | 52 % |
| Jobs per year (hardscaping) | 8,856 |
| Pros the market supports | 5,095 |
| listed on HireLocal | 18 |
| Coverage | 0.4 % |
| Score | 100 / 100 |
By national ratios Philadelphia supports about 5,100 full-time landscaper pros — a large market with room for niche specialists, emergency-only operators and franchises alike. That is several times the size of a typical United States city we cover. Ownership is split — 52 % owner-occupied — so a typical week mixes homeowners with landlords and property managers who buy in volume. The housing stock is old for the country, which pushes repair and replacement demand above the national average.
18 landscaper pros are listed in Philadelphia; 0 of them offer hardscaping specifically. Every listed pro covers roughly 33,000 households — plenty of room before this market reads as crowded.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2019–2023); U.S. BLS OEWS; HireLocal listings. Updated . How we calculate →
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