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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA area

The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #332 of 399 scored small-town markets
#6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in California

Listings
37
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
90
+12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$60.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,417 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
79% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
101,911
−0.4% 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

The Truckee-Grass Valley area scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #332 of 399 scored small-town markets and #6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

As of September 2026, map listings count 37 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Truckee-Grass Valley area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.6 for every 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Truckee-Grass Valley area comes to about $60.7M a year: $1,417 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per company, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Truckee-Grass Valley area in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 476 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $216K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Truckee-Grass Valley area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Truckee-Grass Valley area declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Truckee-Grass Valley area 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 Truckee-Grass Valley, CA area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureTruckee-Grass Valley areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.63.24.8
Spending per listing$1.6M$4.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment4761,4421,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.5%+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$1,417$1,494$1,414
Median household income$89,882$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3272

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
90+12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
390
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
370 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$216K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Truckee-Grass Valley area, 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 the Truckee-Grass Valley area

Population, 2025 estimate
101,911−0.4% since 2020
Households
42,865
Median age
49.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
958 sq. mi.
People per square mile
107
Median household income
$89,882+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,444
Median home value
$621,800
Jobs located here
31,275
Daytime population
94,590Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in California for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in California, with the Truckee-Grass Valley area marked.

Top small-town markets in California

Small-town markets in California ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Red Bluff, CA6462.4$4.9M−1.7%#93 of 399
2Clearlake, CA6493.3$3.6M−0.6%#95 of 399
3Eureka-Arcata, CA57193.5$3.4M−3.4%#138 of 399
4Ukiah, CA37174.9$2.5M−3.5%#291 of 399
5Sonora, CA34156.6$2M−4.0%#317 of 399
6Truckee-Grass Valley, CA32378.6$1.6M−0.4%#332 of 399

Other business types in the Truckee-Grass Valley area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA area?

The Truckee-Grass Valley area has 37 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 90 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $60.7M a year, or $1,417 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 42,865 households in the Truckee-Grass Valley area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Truckee-Grass Valley area has 8.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 79% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.6M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Truckee-Grass Valley area would have about 21, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 476 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Truckee-Grass Valley, CA area growing?

Population estimates put the Truckee-Grass Valley area at 101,911 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 42,865 households. The median household income in the Truckee-Grass Valley area is $89,882 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Truckee-Grass Valley area scores 32 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #332 of 399 scored small-town markets.

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