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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Cobb County, GA
How Cobb 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #452 of 1,493 scored counties
#34 of 70 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 220
- 10 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 294
- +13.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $520.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,759 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 793,345
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 220 landscaping and lawn care companies in Cobb County. 10 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.4, 54% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Cobb County comes to about $520.1M a year: $1,759 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Spread across 220 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 294 businesses with payroll in Cobb County classed as landscaping services, up 13.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,006 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $8.6M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Cobb County.
Population estimates show Cobb County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Cobb County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #452 of 1,493 scored counties and #34 of 70 scored counties in Georgia.
How Cobb 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 | Cobb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,006 | 1,257 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.1% | +11.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,759 | $1,526 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $102,738 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 260 → 294+13.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,279
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $122.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22010 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 178The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $8.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Cobb 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 Cobb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 793,345+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 295,714
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 340 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,282
- Median household income
- $102,738+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,477
- Median home value
- $407,200
- Jobs located here
- 414,080
- Daytime population
- 823,370Residents 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 Cobb 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 |
| 34Cobb County, GA | 61 | 220 | 7.4 | $2.4M | +3.5% | #452 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Cobb 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 plumbing70
- Electricians70
- Roofing and gutters61
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control49
- Landscaping and lawn care61
- House cleaning49
- Pest control49
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Cobb County, GA?
Cobb County has 220 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 294 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Cobb County, GA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $520.1M a year, or $1,759 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 220 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 295,714 households in Cobb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cobb County, GA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Cobb County has 7.4 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 54% 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, Cobb County would have about 178, against 220 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,006 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cobb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Cobb County at 793,345 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 295,714 households. The median household income in Cobb County is $102,738 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Cobb County scores 61 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #452 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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