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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Manatee County, FL
How Manatee 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #489 of 1,493 scored counties
#18 of 54 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 111
- 10 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 305
- +22.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $272.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,544 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 468,200
- +16.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Manatee County spend about $272.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,544 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per company, 16% 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.
Manatee County has 111 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 305 businesses with payroll in Manatee County classed as landscaping services, up 22.5% from 2019. That is one for every 579 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Manatee County.
Population estimates put the population change in Manatee County from 2020 to 2025 at +16.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Manatee County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #489 of 1,493 scored counties and #18 of 54 scored counties in Florida.
How Manatee 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 | Manatee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.8M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 579 | 820 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.5% | +10.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,544 | $1,503 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $78,457 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 249 → 305+22.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,296
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $94.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 93The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $5.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Manatee 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 Manatee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 468,200+16.6% since 2020
- Households
- 176,747
- Median age
- 48.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 743 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 579
- Median household income
- $78,457+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,837
- Median home value
- $391,400
- Jobs located here
- 145,644
- Daytime population
- 393,187Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 18Manatee County, FL | 59 | 111 | 6.3 | $2.5M | +16.6% | #489 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Manatee 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 trades51
- HVAC and plumbing54
- Electricians69
- Roofing and gutters49
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control49
- Landscaping and lawn care59
- House cleaning48
- Pest control47
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Manatee County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 111 landscaping and lawn care companies in Manatee County. 10 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 305 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 22.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Manatee County, FL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $272.9M a year, or $1,544 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 111 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 176,747 households in Manatee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Manatee County, FL compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Manatee County has 6.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.5M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Manatee County would have about 93, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 579 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Manatee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Manatee County at 468,200 people in 2025, up 16.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 176,747 households. Median household income in Manatee County is $78,457, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Manatee County scores 59 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #489 of 1,493 scored counties.
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