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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Dale County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Dale County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #193 of 1,493 scored counties
#11 of 34 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,276 a household
Spending per listing
$5M
72% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
48% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
49,912
+1.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Dale County spend about $25.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,276 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5M per company, 72% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies.

Dale County has 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Dale County in 2023. That is one for every 2,192 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $60K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Dale County.

Population estimates show Dale County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Dale County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #193 of 1,493 scored counties and #11 of 34 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Dale County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all lawn care, cleaning and other household services by the landscaping and lawn care companies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Landscaping and lawn care in Dale County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureDale CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.54.64.8
Spending per listing$5M$3M$2.9M
Households per official establishment2,1921,4701,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.3%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,276$1,393$1,414
Median household income$54,963$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score7266

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 9
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$978K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$60K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Dale County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Dale County

Population, 2025 estimate
49,912+1.3% since 2020
Households
19,727
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
561 sq. mi.
People per square mile
88
Median household income
$54,963+16.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,266
Median home value
$143,500
Jobs located here
15,272
Daytime population
47,928Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Dale County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Coffee County, AL8252.4$5.9M+6.3%#49 of 1,493
2Chilton County, AL8252.8$4.8M+5.9%#51 of 1,493
3St. Clair County, AL80133.7$3.9M+7.1%#72 of 1,493
4Autauga County, AL80104.4$3.4M+5.1%#76 of 1,493
5Limestone County, AL77204.9$3.2M+18.0%#112 of 1,493
6Lauderdale County, AL76133.3$4.1M+3.3%#117 of 1,493
7Tuscaloosa County, AL76343.8$3.7M+3.8%#120 of 1,493
8Cullman County, AL75144.0$3.4M+6.7%#138 of 1,493
9Madison County, AL751036.2$2.6M+11.0%#143 of 1,493
10Talladega County, AL7361.8$7.2M+0.3%#167 of 1,493
11Dale County, AL7252.5$5M+1.3%#193 of 1,493

Other business types in Dale County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Dale County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 landscaping and lawn care companies in Dale County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

How much do households in Dale County, AL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $25.2M a year, or $1,276 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $5M per company. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,727 households in Dale County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dale County, AL compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Dale County has 2.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $5M, 72% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Dale County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,192 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Dale County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Dale County at 49,912 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,727 households. Median household income in Dale County is $54,963, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.4%, before inflation.

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. Dale County scores 72 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #193 of 1,493 scored counties.

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