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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Seaford, DE area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Seaford, DE area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #180 of 399 scored small-town markets
The only scored small-town market based in Delaware

Listings
90
5 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
159
+29.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$164.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,544 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.5
77% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
277,140
+16.1% 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 $1,544 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in the Seaford area spend about $164.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $1.8M per company, 38% 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.

The Seaford area has 90 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 8.5 for every 10,000 households, 77% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 159 businesses with payroll in the Seaford area classed as landscaping services, up 29.3% from 2019. That is one for every 669 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $390K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Seaford area.

Population estimates show the Seaford area grew 16.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Seaford area is 51 (upper middle), #180 of 399 scored small-town markets and the only scored small-town market based in Delaware.

How the Seaford area compares

The same measures for Delaware 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 Seaford, DE area compared with Delaware and the U.S.
MeasureSeaford areaDelawareU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.56.04.8
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.6M$2.9M
Households per official establishment6698821,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+29.3%+14.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.1%+6.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,544$1,581$1,414
Median household income$81,497$84,954$80,734
Groundwork market score5158

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
159+29.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,552
Annual payroll, 2023
$71.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
905 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$390K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Seaford 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 Seaford area

Population, 2025 estimate
277,140+16.1% since 2020
Households
106,441
Median age
49.6
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
936 sq. mi.
People per square mile
273
Median household income
$81,497
Average household income
$109,287
Median home value
$382,600
Jobs located here
85,870
Daytime population
239,628Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Other business types in the Seaford area

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Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Seaford, DE area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 90 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Seaford area. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 159 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 29.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Seaford, DE area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $164.4M a year, or $1,544 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 106,441 households in the Seaford area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Seaford, DE area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Seaford area has 8.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 77% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.8M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Seaford area would have about 56, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 669 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Seaford, DE area growing?

Population estimates put the Seaford area at 277,140 people in 2025, up 16.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,441 households. Median household income in the Seaford area is $81,497, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Seaford area scores 51 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #180 of 399 scored small-town markets.

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