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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Alaska

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alaska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
86
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
215
+33.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$383.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
Listings per 10k households
3.2
33% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$4.5M
52% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#14 of 51
Market score 67 · Upper middle

A site report maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 86 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Alaska as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Households in Alaska spend about $383.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,416 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 52% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Alaska was 215 in 2023, up 33.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,258 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 9.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Alaska.

Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #14 for landscaping and lawn care companies, with a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Fairbanks-College metro area scores highest (67). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area, scores 74.

Every market in Alaska for landscaping and lawn care companies

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Alaska, ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fairbanks-College, AK6761.7$8.4M−1.4%#92 of 385
2Anchorage, AK62684.6$3.2M+1.9%#122 of 385

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Alaska, ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Juneau, AK7453.8$3.9M−1.8%#42 of 399
Ketchikan, AKNot scored11.7$7.9M−2.6%

Counties

Counties in Alaska, ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK7152.1$6.5M+5.1%#215 of 1,493
2Juneau City and Borough, AK7153.8$3.9M−1.8%#222 of 1,493
3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK6861.7$8.4M−1.4%#271 of 1,493
4Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK66215.3$2.7M+10.4%#336 of 1,493
5Anchorage Municipality, AK59474.3$3.5M−1.3%#484 of 1,493
Bethel Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AKNot scored11.7$7.9M−2.6%
Kodiak Island Borough, AKNot scored12.2$6.2M−5.0%
North Slope Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Nome Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.9%
Sitka City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.3%
Kusilvak Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.2%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−9.0%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+6.5%
Chugach Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−7.5%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+0.6%
Aleutians West Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Dillingham Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−7.4%
Aleutians East Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.6%
Petersburg Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Copper River Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.9%
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Wrangell City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.6%
Haines Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Denali Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+0.3%
Skagway Municipality, AKNot scored00.0n/a−10.7%
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−6.2%
Bristol Bay Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+2.4%
Yakutat City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Alaska?

As of September 2026, map listings count 86 landscaping and lawn care companies in Alaska. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 215 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 33.5% from 2019.

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

About $383.1M a year, or $1,416 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Alaska has 3.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $4.5M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Alaska would have about 131, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,258 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Fairbanks-College metro area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska is the Juneau area, at 74 (upper middle). Among 5 scored counties in Alaska, Kenai Peninsula Borough scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Alaska scores 67 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #14 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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