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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Clayton County, GA
How Clayton County, GA 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #166 of 1,493 scored counties
#15 of 70 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 18
- 3 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- −40.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $138.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,309 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.7M
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 65% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 297,471
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 landscaping and lawn care companies in Clayton County. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,309 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Clayton County spend about $138.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $7.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2.6 times 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Clayton County classed as landscaping services, down 40.7% from 2019. That is one for every 6,621 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Clayton County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Clayton County is 73 (upper middle), #166 of 1,493 scored counties and #15 of 70 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Clayton 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 | Clayton County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $7.7M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,621 | 1,257 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −40.7% | +11.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,309 | $1,526 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $59,806 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 16−40.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 145
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 183 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Clayton 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 Clayton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 297,471−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 105,941
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 55%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 142 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,110
- Median household income
- $59,806+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,514
- Median home value
- $222,300
- Jobs located here
- 139,154
- Daytime population
- 313,425Residents 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 Clayton 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 |
| 15Clayton County, GA | 73 | 18 | 1.7 | $7.7M | −0.6% | #166 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Clayton 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 trades64
- HVAC and plumbing64
- Electricians63
- Roofing and gutters54
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control73
- Landscaping and lawn care73
- House cleaning67
- Pest control67
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Clayton County, GA?
Clayton County has 18 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 40.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Clayton County, GA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $138.7M a year, or $1,309 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $7.7M 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 105,941 households in Clayton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clayton County, GA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Clayton County has 1.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $7.7M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Clayton County would have about 47, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,621 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 40.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Clayton County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Clayton County at 297,471 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 105,941 households. The median household income in Clayton County is $59,806 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Clayton County scores 73 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #166 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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