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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Modesto, CA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Modesto, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #70 of 385 scored metro areas
#8 of 24 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 36
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 114
- +15.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $235.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,323 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 557,719
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Modesto metro area comes to about $235.3M a year: $1,323 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.5M per company, 2.2 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.
There are 36 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Modesto metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 114 businesses with payroll in the Modesto metro area classed as landscaping services, up 15.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,560 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $935K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Modesto metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Modesto metro area grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Modesto metro area is 70 (upper middle), #70 of 385 scored metro areas and #8 of 24 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Modesto 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.
| Measure | Modesto metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.5M | $4.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,560 | 1,442 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.2% | +7.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,323 | $1,494 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $81,468 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 114+15.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 684
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $41M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 362 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $935K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Modesto 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 Modesto metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 557,719+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 177,874
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,496 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 370
- Median household income
- $81,468+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,867
- Median home value
- $450,100
- Jobs located here
- 196,740
- Daytime population
- 519,901Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in California for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in California, with the Modesto metro area marked.
Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stockton-Lodi, CA | 80 | 67 | 2.7 | $5.1M | +5.5% | #13 of 385 |
| 2Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 76 | 968 | 2.2 | $6.8M | −2.6% | #24 of 385 |
| 3Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 76 | 457 | 3.2 | $4.4M | +3.5% | #26 of 385 |
| 4San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 73 | 220 | 3.2 | $5.8M | −0.6% | #46 of 385 |
| 5San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 73 | 567 | 3.3 | $5.3M | −2.4% | #47 of 385 |
| 6Fresno, CA | 72 | 91 | 2.5 | $5.2M | +3.2% | #55 of 385 |
| 7Vallejo, CA | 71 | 63 | 4.0 | $3.7M | +0.6% | #64 of 385 |
| 8Modesto, CA | 70 | 36 | 2.0 | $6.5M | +0.7% | #70 of 385 |
| 9Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 70 | 69 | 2.4 | $5.1M | +2.3% | #71 of 385 |
| 10Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 70 | 352 | 4.0 | $3.6M | +3.2% | #74 of 385 |
Other business types in the Modesto 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 trades53
- HVAC and plumbing47
- Electricians53
- Roofing and gutters54
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control66
- Landscaping and lawn care70
- House cleaning46
- Pest control35
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Modesto, CA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Modesto metro area. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 114 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 15.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Modesto, CA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $235.3M a year, or $1,323 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 177,874 households in the Modesto metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Modesto, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Modesto metro area has 2.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $6.5M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Modesto metro area would have about 80, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,560 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Modesto, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Modesto metro area at 557,719 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,874 households. Median household income in the Modesto metro area is $81,468, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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 Modesto metro area scores 70 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #70 of 385 scored metro areas.
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