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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Etowah County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Etowah County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #504 of 1,493 scored counties
#26 of 34 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 19
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $49.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,267 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 103,886
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 landscaping and lawn care companies in Etowah County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,267 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Etowah County spend about $49.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 19 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.6M per company, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Etowah County was 20 in 2023. That is one for every 1,971 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Etowah County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Etowah County is 58 (upper middle), #504 of 1,493 scored counties and #26 of 34 scored counties in Alabama.
How Etowah 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 | Etowah County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,971 | 1,470 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.3% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,267 | $1,393 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $54,563 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 143
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 190 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Etowah 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 Etowah County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 103,886+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 39,411
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 535 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 193
- Median household income
- $54,563+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,295
- Median home value
- $167,100
- Jobs located here
- 33,151
- Daytime population
- 97,399Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Etowah County marked.
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 |
| 26Etowah County, AL | 58 | 19 | 4.8 | $2.6M | +0.4% | #504 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Etowah 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 trades42
- HVAC and plumbing43
- Electricians31
- Roofing and gutters62
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control56
- Landscaping and lawn care58
- House cleaning63
- Pest control50
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Etowah County, AL?
Etowah County has 19 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Etowah County, AL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $49.9M a year, or $1,267 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,411 households in Etowah County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Etowah County, AL compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Etowah County has 4.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.6M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Etowah County would have about 17, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,971 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Etowah County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Etowah County at 103,886 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,411 households. The median household income in Etowah County is $54,563 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Etowah County scores 58 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #504 of 1,493 scored counties.
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