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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Richmond County, GA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #508 of 1,493 scored counties
#37 of 70 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
40
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
33
+50.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$99.4M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,296 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
206,559
0.0% 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 40 landscaping and lawn care companies in Richmond County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Richmond County comes to about $99.4M a year: $1,296 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per company, 15% 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 33 businesses with payroll in Richmond County classed as landscaping services, up 50.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,324 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richmond County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S. Richmond County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #508 of 1,493 scored counties and #37 of 70 scored counties in Georgia.

How Richmond 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 Richmond County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureRichmond CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.25.64.8
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment2,3241,2571,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+50.0%+11.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,296$1,526$1,414
Median household income$55,637$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score5869

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 33+50.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
455
Annual payroll, 2023
$18M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
401 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The 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 Richmond 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 Richmond County

Population, 2025 estimate
206,5590.0% since 2020
Households
76,694
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
324 sq. mi.
People per square mile
635
Median household income
$55,637+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,429
Median home value
$178,500
Jobs located here
100,051
Daytime population
227,215Residents 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 Richmond 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
37Richmond County, GA58405.2$2.5M0.0%#508 of 1,493

Other business types in Richmond 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 Richmond County, GA?

There are 40 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Richmond County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 50.0% from 2019.

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

About $99.4M a year, or $1,296 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 76,694 households in Richmond County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Richmond County has 5.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.5M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Richmond County would have about 34, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,324 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 50.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Richmond County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Richmond County at 206,559 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 76,694 households. The median household income in Richmond County is $55,637 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Richmond County scores 58 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #508 of 1,493 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Richmond County

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