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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Fresno, CA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Fresno, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #55 of 385 scored metro areas
#6 of 24 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
91
2 chain locations (2%)
Official establishments
238
+3.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$473.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,279 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
78% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
48% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,203,383
+3.2% 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

At $1,279 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Fresno metro area spend about $473.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $5.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 78% 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 91 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Fresno metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 2% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Fresno metro area was 238 in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,555 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $897K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Fresno metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Fresno metro area grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Fresno metro area scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #55 of 385 scored metro areas and #6 of 24 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Fresno metro area compares

The same measures for California 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 Fresno, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureFresno metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.53.24.8
Spending per listing$5.2M$4.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,5551,4421,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.9%+7.7%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,279$1,494$1,414
Median household income$74,468$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7272

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
238+3.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,368
Annual payroll, 2023
$176.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
912 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
162The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$897K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Fresno 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 Fresno metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,203,383+3.2% since 2020
Households
370,081
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
8,095 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$74,468
Average household income
$100,662
Median home value
$389,400
Jobs located here
466,033
Daytime population
1,171,895Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across California

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The highest-scoring metro areas in California for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in California, with the Fresno metro area marked.

Top metro areas in California

Metro areas in California ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Stockton-Lodi, CA80672.7$5.1M+5.5%#13 of 385
2Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA769682.2$6.8M−2.6%#24 of 385
3Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA764573.2$4.4M+3.5%#26 of 385
4San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA732203.2$5.8M−0.6%#46 of 385
5San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA735673.3$5.3M−2.4%#47 of 385
6Fresno, CA72912.5$5.2M+3.2%#55 of 385
7Vallejo, CA71634.0$3.7M+0.6%#64 of 385
8Modesto, CA70362.0$6.5M+0.7%#70 of 385
9Bakersfield-Delano, CA70692.4$5.1M+2.3%#71 of 385
10Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA703524.0$3.6M+3.2%#74 of 385

Other business types in the Fresno metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Fresno, CA metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 91 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Fresno metro area. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 238 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 3.9% from 2019.

How much do households in the Fresno, CA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $473.3M a year, or $1,279 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 370,081 households in the Fresno metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Fresno, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Fresno metro area has 2.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $5.2M, 78% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Fresno metro area would have about 162, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,555 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Fresno, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Fresno metro area at 1,203,383 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 370,081 households. Median household income in the Fresno metro area is $74,468, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Fresno metro area scores 72 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #55 of 385 scored metro areas.

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