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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Madera County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #115 of 1,493 scored counties
#6 of 44 scored counties in California

Listings
13
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
31
+19.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$58.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,282 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
53% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
167,927
+7.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Madera County is 76 (high), #115 of 1,493 scored counties and #6 of 44 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for landscaping and lawn care companies.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Madera County comes to about $58.2M a year: $1,282 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per company, 53% 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.

Madera County has 13 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 2.9, 40% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Madera County classed as landscaping services, up 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,464 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $42K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Madera County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madera County grew 7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Madera 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 Madera County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureMadera CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.24.8
Spending per listing$4.5M$4.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,4641,4421,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.2%+7.7%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,282$1,494$1,414
Median household income$76,627$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7672

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 31+19.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
815
Annual payroll, 2023
$58.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
130 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$42K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
167,927+7.4% since 2020
Households
45,379
Median age
35.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,137 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$76,627+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,809
Median home value
$393,200
Jobs located here
52,879
Daytime population
154,268Residents 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 Madera 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

Other business types in Madera 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 Madera County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 landscaping and lawn care companies in Madera County. 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 19.2% from 2019.

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

About $58.2M a year, or $1,282 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 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 45,379 households in Madera County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madera County has 2.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $4.5M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Madera County would have about 20, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,464 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Madera County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Madera County at 167,927 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,379 households. Median household income in Madera County is $76,627, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. Madera County scores 76 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #115 of 1,493 scored counties.

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