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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Valdosta, GA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Valdosta, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #73 of 385 scored metro areas
#6 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- +5.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $73.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,290 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 153,276
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Valdosta metro area. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,290 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Valdosta metro area spend about $73.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 56% above 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 Valdosta metro area was 42 in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,352 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $293K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Valdosta metro area.
Population estimates show the Valdosta metro area grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Valdosta metro area is 70 (upper middle), #73 of 385 scored metro areas and #6 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Valdosta 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 | Valdosta metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,352 | 1,257 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.1% | +11.4% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,290 | $1,526 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $57,085 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42+5.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 254
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $293K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Valdosta 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 Valdosta metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 153,276+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 56,786
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,607 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $57,085+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,159
- Median home value
- $201,300
- Jobs located here
- 52,940
- Daytime population
- 150,077Residents 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 Valdosta 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 |
Other business types in the Valdosta 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 trades44
- HVAC and plumbing47
- Electricians36
- Roofing and gutters53
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control66
- Landscaping and lawn care70
- House cleaning56
- Pest control32
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Valdosta, GA metro area?
There are 16 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Valdosta metro area as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 5.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Valdosta, GA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $73.3M a year, or $1,290 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 56,786 households in the Valdosta metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Valdosta, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Valdosta metro area has 2.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $4.6M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Valdosta metro area would have about 25, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,352 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Valdosta, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Valdosta metro area at 153,276 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,786 households. The median household income in the Valdosta metro area is $57,085 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.1% 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 Valdosta metro area scores 70 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #73 of 385 scored metro areas.
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