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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Stanislaus County, CA
How Stanislaus 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #214 of 1,493 scored counties
#15 of 44 scored counties 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
Households in Stanislaus County spend about $235.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,323 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 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 Stanislaus County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 58% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 114 businesses with payroll in Stanislaus County 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 Stanislaus County.
Population estimates show Stanislaus County grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Stanislaus County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #214 of 1,493 scored counties and #15 of 44 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Stanislaus 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 | Stanislaus County | 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 | 71 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 99 → 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 Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus County
- 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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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 |
| 15Stanislaus County, CA | 71 | 36 | 2.0 | $6.5M | +0.7% | #214 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Stanislaus 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 trades53
- HVAC and plumbing53
- Electricians58
- Roofing and gutters57
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control62
- Landscaping and lawn care71
- House cleaning48
- Pest control40
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Stanislaus County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 landscaping and lawn care companies in Stanislaus County. 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 Stanislaus County, CA 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 Stanislaus County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stanislaus County, CA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Stanislaus County 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, Stanislaus County 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 Stanislaus County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Stanislaus County 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 Stanislaus County 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. Stanislaus County scores 71 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #214 of 1,493 scored counties.
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