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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Humboldt County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #572 of 1,493 scored counties
#28 of 44 scored counties in California

Listings
19
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
31
+10.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$65.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,190 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
131,647
−3.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 landscaping and lawn care companies in Humboldt County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.5, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Humboldt County comes to about $65.4M a year: $1,190 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per company, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Humboldt County classed as landscaping services, up 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,772 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Humboldt County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Humboldt County declined 3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Humboldt County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #572 of 1,493 scored counties and #28 of 44 scored counties in California.

How Humboldt County 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 Humboldt County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureHumboldt CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.53.24.8
Spending per listing$3.4M$4.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,7721,4421,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.7%+7.7%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,190$1,494$1,414
Median household income$61,160$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5572

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 31+10.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
129
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
190 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$3.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
131,647−3.4% since 2020
Households
54,922
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$61,160+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,194
Median home value
$446,900
Jobs located here
48,178
Daytime population
133,286Residents 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 counties in California for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in California, with Humboldt County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Joaquin County, CA80672.7$5.1M+5.5%#68 of 1,493
2San Francisco County, CA79812.2$7.8M−5.6%#81 of 1,493
3Yolo County, CA78253.3$4.4M+3.1%#98 of 1,493
4San Bernardino County, CA771782.6$5.1M+1.9%#108 of 1,493
5Alameda County, CA761642.7$6.2M−2.6%#113 of 1,493
6Madera County, CA76132.9$4.5M+7.4%#115 of 1,493
7Los Angeles County, CA746031.8$8.1M−3.0%#146 of 1,493
8Santa Clara County, CA742083.2$6M−0.9%#148 of 1,493
9Riverside County, CA742793.6$3.9M+5.0%#152 of 1,493
10Fresno County, CA73782.4$5.3M+2.6%#170 of 1,493
28Humboldt County, CA55193.5$3.4M−3.4%#572 of 1,493

Other business types in Humboldt 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 Humboldt County, CA?

There are 19 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Humboldt County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 10.7% from 2019.

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

About $65.4M a year, or $1,190 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,922 households in Humboldt County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Humboldt County has 3.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.4M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Humboldt County would have about 22, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,772 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Humboldt County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Humboldt County at 131,647 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,922 households. The median household income in Humboldt County is $61,160 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Humboldt County scores 55 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #572 of 1,493 scored counties.

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