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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Clay County, FL

How Clay County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #561 of 1,493 scored counties
#24 of 54 scored counties in Florida

Listings
61
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
104
+3.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$130M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,553 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.3
52% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
239,593
+9.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 61 landscaping and lawn care companies in Clay County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 3%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.3, 52% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Households in Clay County spend about $130M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,553 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 27% 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 104 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Clay County in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 805 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Clay County.

Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Clay County is 56 (upper middle), #561 of 1,493 scored counties and #24 of 54 scored counties in Florida.

How Clay 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 Clay County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.35.44.8
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.8M$2.9M
Households per official establishment8058201,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+3.0%+10.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,553$1,503$1,414
Median household income$87,820$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5663

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
101 → 104+3.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
734
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
612 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$2.1M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
239,593+9.4% since 2020
Households
83,707
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
376
Median household income
$87,820+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,935
Median home value
$312,500
Jobs located here
60,502
Daytime population
185,545Residents 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 Clay 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
24Clay County, FL56617.3$2.1M+9.4%#561 of 1,493

Other business types in Clay 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 Clay County, FL?

Clay County has 61 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 104 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019.

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

About $130M a year, or $1,553 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 83,707 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clay County has 7.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.1M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Clay County would have about 44, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 805 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Clay County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 239,593 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,707 households. The median household income in Clay County is $87,820 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Clay County scores 56 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #561 of 1,493 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Clay County

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