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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Sutter County, CA

The landscaping and lawn care companies in Sutter County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #595 of 1,493 scored counties
#29 of 44 scored counties in California

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
40
+25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$44M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,322 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.0
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
98,787
−0.7% 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

At $1,322 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Sutter County spend about $44M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 10 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $4.4M per company, 50% above 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.

Sutter County has 10 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Sutter County was 40 in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 832 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sutter County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sutter County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #595 of 1,493 scored counties and #29 of 44 scored counties in California.

How Sutter 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 Sutter County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSutter CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.03.24.8
Spending per listing$4.4M$4.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment8321,4421,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.0%+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$1,322$1,494$1,414
Median household income$79,704$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5472

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32 → 40+25.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
204
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
98,787−0.7% since 2020
Households
33,292
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
603 sq. mi.
People per square mile
164
Median household income
$79,704+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,245
Median home value
$433,500
Jobs located here
30,624
Daytime population
86,871Residents 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 Sutter 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
29Sutter County, CA54103.0$4.4M−0.7%#595 of 1,493

Other business types in Sutter 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 Sutter County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 landscaping and lawn care companies in Sutter County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019.

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

About $44M a year, or $1,322 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 33,292 households in Sutter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sutter County has 3.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $4.4M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Sutter County would have about 15, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 832 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Sutter County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Sutter County at 98,787 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,292 households. Median household income in Sutter County is $79,704, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.0%, 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. Sutter County scores 54 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #595 of 1,493 scored counties.

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