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Landscaping and lawn care companies in San Luis Obispo County, CA
How San Luis Obispo County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,004 of 1,493 scored counties
#39 of 44 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 74
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 167
- +5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $159.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,454 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 282,367
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in San Luis Obispo County spend about $159.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,454 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per company, 27% below 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 Luis Obispo County has 74 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 6.8 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 167 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in San Luis Obispo County in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 656 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in San Luis Obispo County.
Population estimates put the population change in San Luis Obispo County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For landscaping and lawn care companies, San Luis Obispo County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,004 of 1,493 scored counties and #39 of 44 scored counties in California.
How San Luis Obispo 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.
| Measure | San Luis Obispo County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $4.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 656 | 1,442 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.7% | +7.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,454 | $1,494 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $97,446 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 158 → 167+5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,589
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $77.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 741 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in San Luis Obispo 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 Luis Obispo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 282,3670.0% since 2020
- Households
- 109,503
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,301 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $97,446+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,001
- Median home value
- $824,700
- Jobs located here
- 112,621
- Daytime population
- 276,085Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Joaquin County, CA | 80 | 67 | 2.7 | $5.1M | +5.5% | #68 of 1,493 |
| 2San Francisco County, CA | 79 | 81 | 2.2 | $7.8M | −5.6% | #81 of 1,493 |
| 3Yolo County, CA | 78 | 25 | 3.3 | $4.4M | +3.1% | #98 of 1,493 |
| 4San Bernardino County, CA | 77 | 178 | 2.6 | $5.1M | +1.9% | #108 of 1,493 |
| 5Alameda County, CA | 76 | 164 | 2.7 | $6.2M | −2.6% | #113 of 1,493 |
| 6Madera County, CA | 76 | 13 | 2.9 | $4.5M | +7.4% | #115 of 1,493 |
| 7Los Angeles County, CA | 74 | 603 | 1.8 | $8.1M | −3.0% | #146 of 1,493 |
| 8Santa Clara County, CA | 74 | 208 | 3.2 | $6M | −0.9% | #148 of 1,493 |
| 9Riverside County, CA | 74 | 279 | 3.6 | $3.9M | +5.0% | #152 of 1,493 |
| 10Fresno County, CA | 73 | 78 | 2.4 | $5.3M | +2.6% | #170 of 1,493 |
| 39San Luis Obispo County, CA | 40 | 74 | 6.8 | $2.2M | 0.0% | #1,004 of 1,493 |
Other business types in San Luis Obispo County
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 trades55
- HVAC and plumbing55
- Electricians46
- Roofing and gutters62
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control36
- Landscaping and lawn care40
- House cleaning39
- Pest control50
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in San Luis Obispo County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 landscaping and lawn care companies in San Luis Obispo County. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 167 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019.
How much do households in San Luis Obispo County, CA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $159.2M a year, or $1,454 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 109,503 households in San Luis Obispo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Luis Obispo County, CA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
San Luis Obispo County has 6.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.2M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, San Luis Obispo County would have about 54, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 656 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is San Luis Obispo County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Luis Obispo County at 282,367 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 109,503 households. Median household income in San Luis Obispo County is $97,446, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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 Luis Obispo County scores 40 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,004 of 1,493 scored counties.
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