# SBA loans to landscaping and lawn care companies in Connecticut **Short answer:** SBA's loan file shows 113 loans to landscaping and lawn care companies in Connecticut since October 2019. 61.9% were lines of credit, against 35.5% nationally. 76.1% went through SBA Express, against 52.1% nationally. Canonical page: https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/landscaping-services/connecticut/ Data as of: 2026-06-30 These are the 113 SBA 7(a) loans to [landscaping and lawn care companies](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/landscaping-services/) in [Connecticut](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/connecticut-small-business-loans/) approved October 2019 to June 2026. Each figure is set against the national figure for the same industry and period. State is where the business is, not where the lender is based. The file lists loans SBA approved, so it shows what lenders have done and not what any lender will do for you. Every state page for this industry uses this same period, so the pages can be compared with each other. ## How Connecticut differs from the U.S. **What this means for you.** If you need working capital you can draw on and repay, revolving lines were more common here, so ask lenders about one. ### Lines of credit 61.9% of the loans in Connecticut were lines of credit, against 35.5% nationally. Lines of credit, share of loans, Oct 2019 to Jun 2026 - Connecticut: 61.9% - United States: 35.5% ### SBA Express 76.1% of the loans in Connecticut went through SBA Express, against 52.1% nationally. SBA Express, share of loans, Oct 2019 to Jun 2026 - Connecticut: 76.1% - United States: 52.1% ### How common it is Landscaping and lawn care companies made up 2.6% of the SBA loans approved in Connecticut since October 2019, against 1.7% of loans nationwide. Its share here is 1.5 times its national share. Share of all SBA loans, Oct 2019 to Jun 2026 - Connecticut: 2.6% - United States: 1.7% We compared 9 measures with the national figure for the same period, and these are the 3 that differ clearly. The table compares every measure. ## Connecticut next to the U.S. **Connecticut compared with all loans to landscaping and lawn care companies in the U.S., October 2019 to June 2026** | Measure | Connecticut | United States | Reading | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Industry's share of all SBA loans | 2.6% | 1.7% | Clearly higher | | Median loan | $70,000 | $100,000 | No clear gap | | Middle half of loans | $25,000 to $150,000 | $40,000 to $301,900 | – | | Startups (the loan opens the business) | 6.2% | 10.3% | No clear gap | | In business 2 years or less | 19.5% | 18.4% | No clear gap | | In business more than 2 years | 68.1% | 59.1% | No clear gap | | Change of ownership | 6.2% | 10.9% | No clear gap | | SBA Express | 76.1% | 52.1% | Clearly higher | | Lines of credit | 61.9% | 35.5% | Clearly higher | | Median term | 10 years | 10 years | – | | Median spread over Prime at approval | 3 points over Prime | 2.75 points over Prime | – | Clearly higher and clearly lower mark a gap large enough to matter and unlikely to be chance for this many loans. Spread over Prime is the rate at approval minus Prime that day, so it is not today's rate. Rows with a dash are shown for reference. ## Who lends in Connecticut The 4 lenders below made 79 of the 113 loans approved October 2019 to June 2026, or 69.9%. A lender is listed when it has 5 or more of them, five at most. **Top lenders in Connecticut** | Lender | Loans | Share here | U.S. share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [M&T Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/m-and-t-bank/) | 33 | 29.2% | 5.0% | | [TD Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/td-bank/) | 29 | 25.7% | 7.4% | | [Liberty Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/liberty-bank/) | 11 | 9.7% | Not in top 5 | | [Webster Bank](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/sba-express-lenders/webster-bank/) | 6 | 5.3% | Not in top 5 | Share here is the lender's share of the loans in this state. U.S. share is its share of all loans to this industry nationally. Not in top 5 means it is not one of the five lenders with the most loans to the industry. ## Landscaping and lawn care companies in other states Other states where these loans differ clearly from the national pattern, most loans first. **Landscaping and lawn care companies by state** | State | Loans since October 2019 | | --- | --- | | [Ohio](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/landscaping-services/ohio/) | 502 | | [Florida](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/landscaping-services/florida/) | 413 | | [Massachusetts](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/landscaping-services/massachusetts/) | 308 | | [Texas](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/landscaping-services/texas/) | 295 | | [New York](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/landscaping-services/new-york/) | 277 | | [California](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/landscaping-services/california/) | 244 | | [New Jersey](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/landscaping-services/new-jersey/) | 219 | | [Minnesota](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/landscaping-services/minnesota/) | 211 | ## More industries in Connecticut Other industries in Connecticut with a clear difference from the national pattern, most loans first. **Other industries in Connecticut** | Industry | Loans since October 2019 | | --- | --- | | [Sit-down restaurants](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/full-service-restaurants/connecticut/) | 193 | | [Home remodeling contractors](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/residential-remodelers/connecticut/) | 131 | | [Fast-food, pizza and counter-service restaurants](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/limited-service-restaurants/connecticut/) | 114 | | [Plumbing and HVAC companies](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/plumbing-heating-air-conditioning-contractors/connecticut/) | 93 | | [Liquor stores](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/beer-wine-liquor-retailers/connecticut/) | 85 | | [Hair salons and beauty salons](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/beauty-salons/connecticut/) | 81 | | [Gyms, fitness studios and recreational sports centers](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/fitness-recreational-sports-centers/connecticut/) | 76 | | [Law firms](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/industries/offices-of-lawyers/connecticut/) | 53 | How to read this Counts come from SBA's 7(a) loan-level data release, as of June 30, 2026. The file lists loans SBA approved. It does not list declined applications, so it cannot show approval odds. We do not publish any figure built on fewer than 5 loans. Industry is the NAICS code recorded on each loan. Location is the borrower's address in the file. Loans are those approved October 1, 2019 to June 30, 2026. SBA's fiscal year runs October 1 to September 30. Each figure is set against the national figure for the same period. A gap is called clear when it is large enough to matter and unlikely to be chance for this many loans. A comparison with no clear gap in the loans is not published. Express counts SBA Express and Export Express loans. Lines of credit are loans SBA's file flags as revolving. [How we build these pages](https://www.sbaexpress.loans/method/). ## Sources - [SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA loan-level data, as of June 30, 2026](https://data.sba.gov/dataset/7a-504-foia)