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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Gainesville, FL metro area
The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Gainesville, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #195 of 385 scored metro areas
#15 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 91
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 148
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $198.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,394 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 359,036
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Gainesville metro area. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in the Gainesville metro area spend about $198.6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,394 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 25% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Gainesville metro area was 148 in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 963 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $343K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Gainesville metro area.
Population estimates show the Gainesville metro area grew 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Gainesville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #195 of 385 scored metro areas and #15 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Gainesville 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.
| Measure | Gainesville metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.8M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 963 | 820 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +10.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,394 | $1,503 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $61,468 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 148+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $48M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 911 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $343K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Gainesville 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 Gainesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 359,036+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 142,499
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,344 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 149
- Median household income
- $61,468+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,169
- Median home value
- $266,200
- Jobs located here
- 152,641
- Daytime population
- 368,793Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Gainesville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 89 | 16 | 2.3 | $6.5M | +21.1% | #6 of 385 |
| 2Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 74 | 826 | 3.5 | $4.3M | +4.2% | #42 of 385 |
| 3Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 66 | 512 | 5.0 | $3M | +10.3% | #101 of 385 |
| 4Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 62 | 771 | 5.8 | $2.6M | +7.3% | #125 of 385 |
| 5Jacksonville, FL | 60 | 412 | 6.2 | $2.5M | +10.7% | #137 of 385 |
| 6Port St. Lucie, FL | 59 | 113 | 5.5 | $2.7M | +16.0% | #141 of 385 |
| 7Punta Gorda, FL | 59 | 49 | 5.4 | $2.6M | +15.5% | #142 of 385 |
| 8Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 59 | 58 | 6.6 | $2.2M | +15.7% | #144 of 385 |
| 9Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 56 | 163 | 5.6 | $2.5M | +19.8% | #151 of 385 |
| 10Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 56 | 81 | 6.8 | $2.3M | +9.4% | #154 of 385 |
| 15Gainesville, FL | 49 | 91 | 6.4 | $2.2M | +5.4% | #195 of 385 |
Other business types in the Gainesville metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades63
- HVAC and plumbing58
- Electricians55
- Roofing and gutters60
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control47
- Landscaping and lawn care49
- House cleaning54
- Pest control43
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Gainesville, FL metro area?
There are 91 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Gainesville metro area as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 148 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Gainesville, FL metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $198.6M a year, or $1,394 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 142,499 households in the Gainesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gainesville, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Gainesville metro area has 6.4 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.2M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Gainesville metro area would have about 68, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 963 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Gainesville, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gainesville metro area at 359,036 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,499 households. The median household income in the Gainesville metro area is $61,468 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. The Gainesville metro area scores 49 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #195 of 385 scored metro areas.
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