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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Madison County, AL

The landscaping and lawn care companies in Madison County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #143 of 1,493 scored counties
#9 of 34 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
103
5 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
125
+7.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$263.9M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,599 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
433,516
+11.0% 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

For landscaping and lawn care companies, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #143 of 1,493 scored counties and #9 of 34 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for landscaping and lawn care companies.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Madison County comes to about $263.9M a year: $1,599 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per company, 13% below 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.

Madison County has 103 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Official counts show 125 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Madison County in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,320 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $75K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Madison County. Population estimates show Madison County grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Madison 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 Madison County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.24.64.8
Spending per listing$2.6M$3M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,3201,4701,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.8%+15.3%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,599$1,393$1,414
Median household income$86,499$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score7566

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
116 → 125+7.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,047
Annual payroll, 2023
$47.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1035 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$75K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
433,516+11.0% since 2020
Households
165,031
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
802 sq. mi.
People per square mile
506
Median household income
$86,499+32.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,432
Median home value
$299,200
Jobs located here
217,020
Daytime population
448,110Residents 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 Madison 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

Other business types in Madison 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 Madison County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 103 landscaping and lawn care companies in Madison County. 5 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 125 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 7.8% from 2019.

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

About $263.9M a year, or $1,599 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 165,031 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 6.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.6M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Madison County would have about 90, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,320 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 433,516 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,031 households. Median household income in Madison County is $86,499, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.2%, 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. Madison County scores 75 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #143 of 1,493 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Madison County

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