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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #92 of 385 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Alaska
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $50.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,388 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.4M
- 2.9 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 65% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,972
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,388 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Fairbanks-College metro area spend about $50.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 6 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $8.4M per company, 2.9 times 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 Fairbanks-College metro area has 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 65% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Fairbanks-College metro area in 2023. That is one for every 1,347 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $473K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Fairbanks-College metro area.
Population estimates show the Fairbanks-College metro area declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Fairbanks-College metro area scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #92 of 385 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Alaska. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Fairbanks-College metro area compares
The same measures for Alaska 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 | Fairbanks-College metro area | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $8.4M | $4.5M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,347 | 1,258 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,388 | $1,416 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $88,267 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 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
- 3
- Amount
- $473K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Fairbanks-College metro area, 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 the Fairbanks-College metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,972−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,359
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 7,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $88,267+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,548
- Median home value
- $298,200
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alaska for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Alaska, with the Fairbanks-College metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fairbanks-College, AK | 67 | 6 | 1.7 | $8.4M | −1.4% | #92 of 385 |
| 2Anchorage, AK | 62 | 68 | 4.6 | $3.2M | +1.9% | #122 of 385 |
Other business types in the Fairbanks-College metro area
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 trades47
- HVAC and plumbing31
- Electricians56
- Roofing and gutters53
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control56
- Landscaping and lawn care67
- House cleaning41
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Fairbanks-College metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $50.5M a year, or $1,388 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $8.4M 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 36,359 households in the Fairbanks-College metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Fairbanks-College metro area has 1.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $8.4M, 2.9 times the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Fairbanks-College metro area would have about 17, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,347 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fairbanks-College metro area at 93,972 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,359 households. Median household income in the Fairbanks-College metro area is $88,267, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.6%, 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. The Fairbanks-College metro area scores 67 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #92 of 385 scored metro areas.
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