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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Gainesville, GA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Gainesville, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #239 of 385 scored metro areas
#13 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 74
- 1 chain location (1%)
- Official establishments
- 92
- +19.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $114M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,550 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.1
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 226,568
- +11.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Gainesville metro area. One of them (1%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.1, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Gainesville metro area comes to about $114M a year: $1,550 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each company on map listings, 47% 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 the Gainesville metro area was 92 in 2023, up 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 799 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $7.4M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Gainesville metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Gainesville metro area grew 11.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Gainesville metro area is 42 (lower middle), #239 of 385 scored metro areas and #13 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia.
How the Gainesville metro area 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 | Gainesville metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.1 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 799 | 1,257 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.5% | +11.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,550 | $1,526 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $80,901 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 92+19.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 979
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $47.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 741 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $7.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Gainesville metro area, 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 the Gainesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 226,568+11.4% since 2020
- Households
- 73,551
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 542
- Median household income
- $80,901+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,166
- Median home value
- $350,400
- Jobs located here
- 102,286
- Daytime population
- 216,900Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Gainesville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Savannah, GA | 78 | 71 | 4.4 | $3.4M | +8.1% | #17 of 385 |
| 2Warner Robins, GA | 77 | 40 | 5.4 | $2.8M | +8.2% | #23 of 385 |
| 3Hinesville, GA | 75 | 13 | 4.3 | $3M | +12.6% | #38 of 385 |
| 4Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 72 | 1,406 | 6.1 | $2.7M | +5.9% | #60 of 385 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 72 | 136 | 5.9 | $2.5M | +5.3% | #61 of 385 |
| 5Dalton, GA | 71 | 24 | 4.6 | $3M | +3.5% | #67 of 385 |
| 6Valdosta, GA | 70 | 16 | 2.8 | $4.6M | +3.3% | #73 of 385 |
| 7Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 68 | 119 | 5.1 | $2.8M | +4.7% | #89 of 385 |
| 8Rome, GA | 66 | 20 | 5.4 | $2.6M | +2.8% | #103 of 385 |
| 9Macon-Bibb County, GA | 60 | 46 | 5.2 | $2.6M | +2.1% | #135 of 385 |
| 13Gainesville, GA | 42 | 74 | 10.1 | $1.5M | +11.4% | #239 of 385 |
Other business types in the Gainesville metro area
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 trades37
- HVAC and plumbing42
- Electricians39
- Roofing and gutters41
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control44
- Landscaping and lawn care42
- House cleaning65
- Pest control41
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Gainesville, GA metro area?
There are 74 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Gainesville metro area as of September 2026. One of them (1%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 92 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 19.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Gainesville, GA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $114M a year, or $1,550 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 73,551 households in the Gainesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gainesville, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Gainesville metro area has 10.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.5M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Gainesville metro area would have about 39, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 799 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Gainesville, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gainesville metro area at 226,568 people in 2025, up 11.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,551 households. The median household income in the Gainesville metro area is $80,901 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. The Gainesville metro area scores 42 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #239 of 385 scored metro areas.
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