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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Sonoma County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Sonoma County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #914 of 1,493 scored counties
#37 of 44 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 123
- 3 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 301
- +9.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $291.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,525 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 486,444
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Sonoma County comes to about $291.2M a year: $1,525 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per company, 19% 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.
Sonoma County has 123 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 2% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 33% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 301 businesses with payroll in Sonoma County classed as landscaping services, up 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 635 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Sonoma County.
Population estimates put the population change in Sonoma County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For landscaping and lawn care companies, Sonoma County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #914 of 1,493 scored counties and #37 of 44 scored counties in California.
How Sonoma 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 | Sonoma County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $4.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 635 | 1,442 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.9% | +7.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,525 | $1,494 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $104,674 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 274 → 301+9.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,645
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $140.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1233 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $3.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Sonoma 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 Sonoma County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 486,444−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 190,998
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 308
- Median household income
- $104,674+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,354
- Median home value
- $815,500
- Jobs located here
- 200,159
- Daytime population
- 465,573Residents 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 |
| 37Sonoma County, CA | 43 | 123 | 6.4 | $2.4M | −0.4% | #914 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Sonoma 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 trades44
- HVAC and plumbing42
- Electricians40
- Roofing and gutters58
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control43
- Landscaping and lawn care43
- House cleaning49
- Pest control59
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Sonoma County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 123 landscaping and lawn care companies in Sonoma County. 3 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 301 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Sonoma County, CA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $291.2M a year, or $1,525 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 190,998 households in Sonoma County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sonoma County, CA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Sonoma County has 6.4 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.4M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Sonoma County would have about 100, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 635 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Sonoma County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Sonoma County at 486,444 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 190,998 households. Median household income in Sonoma County is $104,674, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. Sonoma County scores 43 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #914 of 1,493 scored counties.
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