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Landscaping and lawn care companies in St. Johns County, FL
How St. Johns 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #434 of 1,493 scored counties
#15 of 54 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 89
- 4 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 181
- +19.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $211.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,826 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 346,328
- +25.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 89 landscaping and lawn care companies in St. Johns County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 7.7 for every 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in St. Johns County spend about $211.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,826 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. Spread across 89 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.4M per company, 19% 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 St. Johns County was 181 in 2023, up 19.9% from 2019. That is one for every 640 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in St. Johns County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Johns County grew 25.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, St. Johns County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #434 of 1,493 scored counties and #15 of 54 scored counties in Florida.
How St. Johns 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 | St. Johns County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.8M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 640 | 820 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.9% | +10.5% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +25.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,826 | $1,503 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $109,839 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 151 → 181+19.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,233
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $52.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 894 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in St. Johns 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 St. Johns County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 346,328+25.0% since 2020
- Households
- 115,794
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 601 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 511
- Median household income
- $109,839+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,427
- Median home value
- $489,200
- Jobs located here
- 95,238
- Daytime population
- 271,916Residents 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 St. Johns 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 |
| 15St. Johns County, FL | 62 | 89 | 7.7 | $2.4M | +25.0% | #434 of 1,493 |
Other business types in St. Johns 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 trades80
- HVAC and plumbing85
- Electricians85
- Roofing and gutters75
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control48
- Landscaping and lawn care62
- House cleaning48
- Pest control52
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in St. Johns County, FL?
There are 89 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in St. Johns County as of September 2026. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 181 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 19.9% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Johns County, FL spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $211.4M a year, or $1,826 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 115,794 households in St. Johns County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Johns County, FL compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
St. Johns County has 7.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.4M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, St. Johns County would have about 72, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 640 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Johns County, FL growing?
Population estimates put St. Johns County at 346,328 people in 2025, up 25.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,794 households. The median household income in St. Johns County is $109,839 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.5% 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. St. Johns County scores 62 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #434 of 1,493 scored counties.
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