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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Indian River County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #984 of 1,493 scored counties
#48 of 54 scored counties in Florida

Listings
64
4 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
170
+20.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$106.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,506 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.0
88% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
172,799
+7.7% 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 $1,506 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in Indian River County spend about $106.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 64 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.7M per company, 43% 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.

There are 64 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Indian River County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 9.0 per 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Indian River County was 170 in 2023, up 20.6% from 2019. That is one for every 417 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Indian River County.

Population estimates put the population change in Indian River County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Indian River County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #984 of 1,493 scored counties and #48 of 54 scored counties in Florida.

How Indian River 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 Indian River County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureIndian River CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.05.44.8
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.8M$2.9M
Households per official establishment4178201,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+20.6%+10.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,506$1,503$1,414
Median household income$73,491$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4163

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
141 → 170+20.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,112
Annual payroll, 2023
$45.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
644 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$3.2M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
172,799+7.7% since 2020
Households
70,816
Median age
52.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
503 sq. mi.
People per square mile
332
Median household income
$73,491+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,404
Median home value
$351,500
Jobs located here
57,126
Daytime population
157,374Residents 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 Indian River 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
48Indian River County, FL41649.0$1.7M+7.7%#984 of 1,493

Other business types in Indian River 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 Indian River County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 64 landscaping and lawn care companies in Indian River County. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 170 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 20.6% from 2019.

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

About $106.7M a year, or $1,506 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 70,816 households in Indian River County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Indian River County has 9.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.7M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Indian River County would have about 36, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 417 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Indian River County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Indian River County at 172,799 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,816 households. Median household income in Indian River County is $73,491, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Indian River County scores 41 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #984 of 1,493 scored counties.

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