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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Rabun County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Rabun County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #621 of 1,493 scored counties
#53 of 70 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,425 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
65% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,764
+5.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 landscaping and lawn care companies in Rabun County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 7.9 per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Households in Rabun County spend about $10.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,425 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 38% 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 Rabun County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,269 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $435K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Rabun County.

Population estimates put the population change in Rabun County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Rabun County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #621 of 1,493 scored counties and #53 of 70 scored counties in Georgia.

How Rabun 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Rabun County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureRabun CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.95.64.8
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,2691,2571,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,425$1,526$1,414
Median household income$67,493$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5469

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 6
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$435K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Rabun 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 Rabun County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,764+5.0% since 2020
Households
7,615
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
370 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$67,493+58.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,747
Median home value
$295,200
Jobs located here
5,486
Daytime population
15,729Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Rabun County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fulton County, GA851974.3$4M+2.7%#34 of 1,493
2Walker County, GA8351.9$7M+3.7%#43 of 1,493
3Bartow County, GA83194.7$3.2M+10.5%#48 of 1,493
4Newton County, GA81174.1$3.5M+11.2%#61 of 1,493
5Effingham County, GA81114.5$3.5M+14.1%#62 of 1,493
6Houston County, GA81314.9$3.1M+8.5%#64 of 1,493
7Bryan County, GA7963.6$4.7M+15.6%#86 of 1,493
8DeKalb County, GA791144.0$4.1M+1.3%#89 of 1,493
9Henry County, GA79414.7$3.3M+9.5%#93 of 1,493
10Douglas County, GA79275.2$2.9M+6.6%#94 of 1,493
53Rabun County, GA5467.9$1.8M+5.0%#621 of 1,493

Other business types in Rabun County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Rabun County, GA?

There are 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Rabun County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

How much do households in Rabun County, GA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $10.8M a year, or $1,425 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 7,615 households in Rabun County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rabun County, GA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Rabun County has 7.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.8M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Rabun County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,269 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Rabun County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Rabun County at 17,764 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,615 households. The median household income in Rabun County is $67,493 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 58.8% 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. Rabun County scores 54 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #621 of 1,493 scored counties.

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