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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Chatham County, GA
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Chatham County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #142 of 1,493 scored counties
#12 of 70 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 54
- 3 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 92
- +7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $175.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,457 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 311,855
- +5.7% since 2020
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What this means
Chatham County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #142 of 1,493 scored counties and #12 of 70 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for landscaping and lawn care companies.
Households in Chatham County spend about $175.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,457 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 54 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $3.2M per company, 11% above 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.
Chatham County has 54 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 6% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Chatham County in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,309 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $30K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Chatham County. Population estimates show Chatham County grew 5.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chatham County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Chatham County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,309 | 1,257 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.0% | +11.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,457 | $1,526 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $71,097 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 86 → 92+7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 716
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $29.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 543 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
- 2
- Amount
- $30K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 311,855+5.7% since 2020
- Households
- 120,383
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 433 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 695
- Median household income
- $71,097+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,268
- Median home value
- $302,700
- Jobs located here
- 168,123
- Daytime population
- 342,441Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Chatham County marked.
Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fulton County, GA | 85 | 197 | 4.3 | $4M | +2.7% | #34 of 1,493 |
| 2Walker County, GA | 83 | 5 | 1.9 | $7M | +3.7% | #43 of 1,493 |
| 3Bartow County, GA | 83 | 19 | 4.7 | $3.2M | +10.5% | #48 of 1,493 |
| 4Newton County, GA | 81 | 17 | 4.1 | $3.5M | +11.2% | #61 of 1,493 |
| 5Effingham County, GA | 81 | 11 | 4.5 | $3.5M | +14.1% | #62 of 1,493 |
| 6Houston County, GA | 81 | 31 | 4.9 | $3.1M | +8.5% | #64 of 1,493 |
| 7Bryan County, GA | 79 | 6 | 3.6 | $4.7M | +15.6% | #86 of 1,493 |
| 8DeKalb County, GA | 79 | 114 | 4.0 | $4.1M | +1.3% | #89 of 1,493 |
| 9Henry County, GA | 79 | 41 | 4.7 | $3.3M | +9.5% | #93 of 1,493 |
| 10Douglas County, GA | 79 | 27 | 5.2 | $2.9M | +6.6% | #94 of 1,493 |
| 12Chatham County, GA | 75 | 54 | 4.5 | $3.2M | +5.7% | #142 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Chatham 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 trades61
- HVAC and plumbing66
- Electricians74
- Roofing and gutters53
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control58
- Landscaping and lawn care75
- House cleaning48
- Pest control44
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Chatham County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 landscaping and lawn care companies in Chatham County. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Chatham County, GA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $175.4M a year, or $1,457 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 120,383 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, GA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Chatham County has 4.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.2M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Chatham County would have about 60, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,309 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Chatham County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 311,855 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 120,383 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $71,097, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Chatham County scores 75 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #142 of 1,493 scored counties.
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