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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Maricopa County, AZ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Maricopa County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #111 of 1,493 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
681
19 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
1,148
+3.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.4B
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,393 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
4,689,558
+5.5% 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, Maricopa County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #111 of 1,493 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for landscaping and lawn care companies.

At $1,393 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Maricopa County spend about $2.4B a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 681 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $3.5M per company, 21% 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.

There are 681 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Maricopa County as of September 2026. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Official counts show 1,148 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Maricopa County in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,508 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 45 SBA-backed loans worth $33.8M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Maricopa County. Population estimates put the population change in Maricopa County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Maricopa County compares

The same measures for Arizona 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 Maricopa County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureMaricopa CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.93.54.8
Spending per listing$3.5M$3.8M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,5081,5721,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.4%+9.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,393$1,322$1,414
Median household income$89,300$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score7774

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
1,110 → 1,148+3.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
14,947
Annual payroll, 2023
$696.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
68119 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
823The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
45
Amount
$33.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
Households
1,730,696
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
9,202 sq. mi.
People per square mile
496
Median household income
$89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$120,023
Median home value
$452,800
Jobs located here
2,317,205
Daytime population
4,768,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Arizona

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The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Maricopa County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ84442.7$4.7M+25.4%#39 of 1,493
2Yuma County, AZ77151.9$6.1M+9.2%#107 of 1,493
3Maricopa County, AZ776813.9$3.5M+5.5%#111 of 1,493
4Mohave County, AZ73212.1$5.5M+6.5%#168 of 1,493
5Cochise County, AZ6771.4$8.3M+0.6%#293 of 1,493
6Navajo County, AZ67102.5$4.3M+3.0%#295 of 1,493
7Pima County, AZ671473.4$3.7M+2.8%#297 of 1,493
8Coconino County, AZ63152.7$4.7M−0.6%#391 of 1,493
9Yavapai County, AZ57524.7$2.6M+6.5%#530 of 1,493

Other business types in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County, AZ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 681 landscaping and lawn care companies in Maricopa County. 19 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 1,148 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019.

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

About $2.4B a year, or $1,393 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 681 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Maricopa County has 3.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.5M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 823, against 681 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,508 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 77 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #111 of 1,493 scored counties.

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