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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Visalia, CA metro area
The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Visalia, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #105 of 385 scored metro areas
#14 of 24 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 37
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 104
- +9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $177.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,242 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 485,146
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Visalia metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 46% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in the Visalia metro area spend about $177.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,242 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 64% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Visalia metro area was 104 in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,377 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Visalia metro area.
Population estimates show the Visalia metro area grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Visalia metro area is 65 (upper middle), #105 of 385 scored metro areas and #14 of 24 scored metro areas based in California.
How the Visalia metro 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.
| Measure | Visalia metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $4.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,377 | 1,442 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.5% | +7.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,242 | $1,494 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $71,300 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 104+9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 544
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 371 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Visalia metro 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 Visalia metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 485,146+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 143,195
- Median age
- 32.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 4,824 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $71,300+43.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,178
- Median home value
- $330,100
- Jobs located here
- 170,584
- Daytime population
- 466,926Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in California for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in California, with the Visalia metro area marked.
Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stockton-Lodi, CA | 80 | 67 | 2.7 | $5.1M | +5.5% | #13 of 385 |
| 2Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 76 | 968 | 2.2 | $6.8M | −2.6% | #24 of 385 |
| 3Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 76 | 457 | 3.2 | $4.4M | +3.5% | #26 of 385 |
| 4San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 73 | 220 | 3.2 | $5.8M | −0.6% | #46 of 385 |
| 5San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 73 | 567 | 3.3 | $5.3M | −2.4% | #47 of 385 |
| 6Fresno, CA | 72 | 91 | 2.5 | $5.2M | +3.2% | #55 of 385 |
| 7Vallejo, CA | 71 | 63 | 4.0 | $3.7M | +0.6% | #64 of 385 |
| 8Modesto, CA | 70 | 36 | 2.0 | $6.5M | +0.7% | #70 of 385 |
| 9Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 70 | 69 | 2.4 | $5.1M | +2.3% | #71 of 385 |
| 10Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 70 | 352 | 4.0 | $3.6M | +3.2% | #74 of 385 |
| 14Visalia, CA | 65 | 37 | 2.6 | $4.8M | +2.4% | #105 of 385 |
Other business types in the Visalia metro area
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 trades66
- HVAC and plumbing60
- Electricians64
- Roofing and gutters68
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control64
- Landscaping and lawn care65
- House cleaning56
- Pest control35
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Visalia, CA metro area?
There are 37 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Visalia metro area as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Visalia, CA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $177.9M a year, or $1,242 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 143,195 households in the Visalia metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Visalia, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Visalia metro area has 2.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $4.8M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Visalia metro area would have about 61, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,377 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Visalia, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Visalia metro area at 485,146 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,195 households. The median household income in the Visalia metro area is $71,300 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.5% 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. 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 Visalia metro area scores 65 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #105 of 385 scored metro areas.
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