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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Citrus County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Citrus County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #770 of 1,493 scored counties
#40 of 54 scored counties in Florida

Listings
50
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
78
+6.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$94.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,320 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.0
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
171,666
+11.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 landscaping and lawn care companies in Citrus County. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.0 per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Citrus County comes to about $94.1M a year: $1,320 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 36% 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 78 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Citrus County in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 914 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $312K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Citrus County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Citrus County grew 11.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Citrus County is 48 (lower middle), #770 of 1,493 scored counties and #40 of 54 scored counties in Florida.

How Citrus County 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 Citrus County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureCitrus CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.05.44.8
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.8M$2.9M
Households per official establishment9148201,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.9%+10.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,320$1,503$1,414
Median household income$56,546$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4863

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
73 → 78+6.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
282
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
501 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$312K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
171,666+11.1% since 2020
Households
71,291
Median age
55.0
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
582 sq. mi.
People per square mile
279
Median household income
$56,546+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,687
Median home value
$245,500
Jobs located here
35,013
Daytime population
146,294Residents 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 counties in Florida for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Florida, with Citrus County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL88162.3$6.5M+21.1%#14 of 1,493
2Miami-Dade County, FL842142.2$6.8M+4.0%#37 of 1,493
3Osceola County, FL76453.2$4.5M+23.2%#114 of 1,493
4Broward County, FL762953.9$3.9M+3.6%#118 of 1,493
5St. Lucie County, FL75463.3$4.3M+21.4%#135 of 1,493
6Orange County, FL712454.6$3.3M+6.7%#228 of 1,493
7Hillsborough County, FL712995.1$3M+7.4%#234 of 1,493
8Duval County, FL642185.3$2.8M+6.5%#374 of 1,493
9Palm Beach County, FL633175.2$3.1M+5.5%#403 of 1,493
10Jackson County, FL6384.6$2.6M+5.4%#410 of 1,493
40Citrus County, FL48507.0$1.9M+11.1%#770 of 1,493

Other business types in Citrus 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 Citrus County, FL?

There are 50 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Citrus County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019.

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

About $94.1M a year, or $1,320 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 71,291 households in Citrus County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Citrus County has 7.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.9M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Citrus County would have about 32, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 914 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Citrus County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Citrus County at 171,666 people in 2025, up 11.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,291 households. The median household income in Citrus County is $56,546 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Citrus County scores 48 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #770 of 1,493 scored counties.

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