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Landscaping and lawn care companies in San Francisco County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 79 out of 100: High

Ranked #81 of 1,493 scored counties
#2 of 44 scored counties in California

Listings
81
1 chain location (1%)
Official establishments
79
−7.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$635.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,747 a household
Spending per listing
$7.8M
2.7 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
826,079
−5.6% 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, San Francisco County has a Groundwork market score of 79 (high): #81 of 1,493 scored counties and #2 of 44 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for landscaping and lawn care companies.

Households in San Francisco County spend about $635.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,747 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Spread across 81 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $7.8M per company, 2.7 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.

San Francisco County has 81 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in San Francisco County in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 4,607 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $680K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in San Francisco County. Population estimates show San Francisco County declined 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How San Francisco 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 San Francisco County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Francisco CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.23.24.8
Spending per listing$7.8M$4.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment4,6071,4421,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.1%+7.7%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,747$1,494$1,414
Median household income$140,970$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7972

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
85 → 79−7.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
518
Annual payroll, 2023
$30.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
811 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
217The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$680K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
826,079−5.6% since 2020
Households
363,970
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
38%
Vehicles per household
1.1
Land area
47 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17,777
Median household income
$140,970+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$206,854
Median home value
$1,394,500
Jobs located here
747,999
Daytime population
1,133,228Residents 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 landscaping and lawn care companies in San Francisco County. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 7.1% from 2019.

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

About $635.8M a year, or $1,747 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $7.8M 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 363,970 households in San Francisco County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Francisco County has 2.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $7.8M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, San Francisco County would have about 217, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,607 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is San Francisco County, CA growing?

Population estimates put San Francisco County at 826,079 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 363,970 households. Median household income in San Francisco County is $140,970, 75% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. San Francisco County scores 79 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #81 of 1,493 scored counties.

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