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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Columbia County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #559 of 1,493 scored counties
#23 of 54 scored counties in Florida

Listings
16
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
25
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$36.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,323 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.8
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,094
+6.2% 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 $1,323 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $36.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 23% 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.

Columbia County has 16 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Columbia County was 25 in 2023. That is one for every 1,097 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County grew 6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #559 of 1,493 scored counties and #23 of 54 scored counties in Florida.

How Columbia 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 Columbia County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureColumbia CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.85.44.8
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.8M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,0978201,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,323$1,503$1,414
Median household income$59,205$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5663

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 25
Employees, 2023
108
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
74,094+6.2% since 2020
Households
27,430
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
797 sq. mi.
People per square mile
90
Median household income
$59,205+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,718
Median home value
$194,900
Jobs located here
24,625
Daytime population
67,243Residents 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 Columbia 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
23Columbia County, FL56165.8$2.3M+6.2%#559 of 1,493

Other business types in Columbia 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 Columbia County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 landscaping and lawn care companies in Columbia County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $36.3M a year, or $1,323 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 27,430 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Columbia County has 5.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.3M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Columbia County would have about 12, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,097 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Columbia County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Columbia County at 74,094 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,430 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $59,205, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Columbia County scores 56 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #559 of 1,493 scored counties.

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