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Landscaping and lawn care companies in DeKalb County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in DeKalb County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #230 of 1,493 scored counties
#13 of 34 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,232 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,085
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in DeKalb County comes to about $32.2M a year: $1,232 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $3.2M per company, 10% 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.
DeKalb County has 10 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 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in DeKalb County in 2023. That is one for every 3,273 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, DeKalb County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #230 of 1,493 scored counties and #13 of 34 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How DeKalb 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.
| Measure | DeKalb County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,273 | 1,470 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.3% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,232 | $1,393 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $51,204 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 135
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,085+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 26,181
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 777 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $51,204+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,235
- Median home value
- $152,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,918
- Daytime population
- 67,317Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Coffee County, AL | 82 | 5 | 2.4 | $5.9M | +6.3% | #49 of 1,493 |
| 2Chilton County, AL | 82 | 5 | 2.8 | $4.8M | +5.9% | #51 of 1,493 |
| 3St. Clair County, AL | 80 | 13 | 3.7 | $3.9M | +7.1% | #72 of 1,493 |
| 4Autauga County, AL | 80 | 10 | 4.4 | $3.4M | +5.1% | #76 of 1,493 |
| 5Limestone County, AL | 77 | 20 | 4.9 | $3.2M | +18.0% | #112 of 1,493 |
| 6Lauderdale County, AL | 76 | 13 | 3.3 | $4.1M | +3.3% | #117 of 1,493 |
| 7Tuscaloosa County, AL | 76 | 34 | 3.8 | $3.7M | +3.8% | #120 of 1,493 |
| 8Cullman County, AL | 75 | 14 | 4.0 | $3.4M | +6.7% | #138 of 1,493 |
| 9Madison County, AL | 75 | 103 | 6.2 | $2.6M | +11.0% | #143 of 1,493 |
| 10Talladega County, AL | 73 | 6 | 1.8 | $7.2M | +0.3% | #167 of 1,493 |
| 13DeKalb County, AL | 71 | 10 | 3.8 | $3.2M | +3.4% | #230 of 1,493 |
Other business types in DeKalb County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades59
- HVAC and plumbing66
- Electricians56
- Roofing and gutters51
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control70
- Landscaping and lawn care71
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in DeKalb County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 landscaping and lawn care companies in DeKalb County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in DeKalb County, AL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $32.2M a year, or $1,232 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 26,181 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, AL compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
DeKalb County has 3.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.2M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,273 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, AL growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 74,085 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,181 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $51,204, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. DeKalb County scores 71 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #230 of 1,493 scored counties.
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