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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #201 of 385 scored metro areas
#16 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
233
17 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
546
+18.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$493M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,504 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.1
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
875,607
+14.4% 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

At $1,504 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area spend about $493M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 28% 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 Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area has 233 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 7%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.1 per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area was 546 in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019. That is one for every 600 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $11.9M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area.

Population estimates show the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area grew 14.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #201 of 385 scored metro areas and #16 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.

How the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureCape Coral-Fort Myers metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.15.44.8
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.8M$2.9M
Households per official establishment6008201,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+18.2%+10.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,504$1,503$1,414
Median household income$76,107$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4863

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
546+18.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,330
Annual payroll, 2023
$192.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
23317 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
168The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
16
Amount
$11.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers 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 Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
875,607+14.4% since 2020
Households
327,803
Median age
48.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
781 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,047
Median household income
$76,107+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,469
Median home value
$362,200
Jobs located here
293,056
Daytime population
793,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Florida

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wildwood-The Villages, FL89162.3$6.5M+21.1%#6 of 385
2Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL748263.5$4.3M+4.2%#42 of 385
3Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL665125.0$3M+10.3%#101 of 385
4Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL627715.8$2.6M+7.3%#125 of 385
5Jacksonville, FL604126.2$2.5M+10.7%#137 of 385
6Port St. Lucie, FL591135.5$2.7M+16.0%#141 of 385
7Punta Gorda, FL59495.4$2.6M+15.5%#142 of 385
8Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL59586.6$2.2M+15.7%#144 of 385
9Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL561635.6$2.5M+19.8%#151 of 385
10Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL56816.8$2.3M+9.4%#154 of 385
16Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL482337.1$2.1M+14.4%#201 of 385

Other business types in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area

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Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 233 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area. 17 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 546 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 18.2% from 2019.

How much do households in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $493M a year, or $1,504 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 233 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 327,803 households in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area has 7.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.1M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area would have about 168, against 233 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 600 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area at 875,607 people in 2025, up 14.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,803 households. Median household income in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area is $76,107, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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 Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area scores 48 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #201 of 385 scored metro areas.

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