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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Leon County, FL
How Leon 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #707 of 1,493 scored counties
#36 of 54 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 78
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 128
- +2.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $175.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,429 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 299,048
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 78 landscaping and lawn care companies in Leon County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.4 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Leon County comes to about $175.2M a year: $1,429 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 78 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.2M per company, 23% 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 128 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Leon County in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 958 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Leon County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Leon County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Leon County is 50 (upper middle), #707 of 1,493 scored counties and #36 of 54 scored counties in Florida.
How Leon 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.
| Measure | Leon County | 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 | 958 | 820 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.4% | +10.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,429 | $1,503 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $66,287 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 125 → 128+2.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 836
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 782 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Leon 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 Leon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 299,048+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 122,597
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 445
- Median household income
- $66,287+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,045
- Median home value
- $301,800
- Jobs located here
- 170,719
- Daytime population
- 341,629Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Florida, with Leon County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 88 | 16 | 2.3 | $6.5M | +21.1% | #14 of 1,493 |
| 2Miami-Dade County, FL | 84 | 214 | 2.2 | $6.8M | +4.0% | #37 of 1,493 |
| 3Osceola County, FL | 76 | 45 | 3.2 | $4.5M | +23.2% | #114 of 1,493 |
| 4Broward County, FL | 76 | 295 | 3.9 | $3.9M | +3.6% | #118 of 1,493 |
| 5St. Lucie County, FL | 75 | 46 | 3.3 | $4.3M | +21.4% | #135 of 1,493 |
| 6Orange County, FL | 71 | 245 | 4.6 | $3.3M | +6.7% | #228 of 1,493 |
| 7Hillsborough County, FL | 71 | 299 | 5.1 | $3M | +7.4% | #234 of 1,493 |
| 8Duval County, FL | 64 | 218 | 5.3 | $2.8M | +6.5% | #374 of 1,493 |
| 9Palm Beach County, FL | 63 | 317 | 5.2 | $3.1M | +5.5% | #403 of 1,493 |
| 10Jackson County, FL | 63 | 8 | 4.6 | $2.6M | +5.4% | #410 of 1,493 |
| 36Leon County, FL | 50 | 78 | 6.4 | $2.2M | +1.7% | #707 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Leon County
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 trades45
- HVAC and plumbing50
- Electricians46
- Roofing and gutters46
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control40
- Landscaping and lawn care50
- House cleaning42
- Pest control35
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Leon County, FL?
Leon County has 78 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 128 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Leon County, FL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $175.2M a year, or $1,429 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 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 122,597 households in Leon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Leon County, FL compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Leon County 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, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Leon County would have about 60, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 958 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Leon County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Leon County at 299,048 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,597 households. The median household income in Leon County is $66,287 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Leon County scores 50 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #707 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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