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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Walker County, GA

How Walker 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 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #43 of 1,493 scored counties
#2 of 70 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$35M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,330 a household
Spending per listing
$7M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
60% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,250
+3.7% 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

Walker County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #43 of 1,493 scored counties and #2 of 70 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for landscaping and lawn care companies.

At $1,330 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Walker County spend about $35M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $7M per company, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies.

There are 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Walker County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Walker County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 3,294 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Walker County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Walker 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 Walker County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureWalker CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.95.64.8
Spending per listing$7M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment3,2941,2571,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.4%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,330$1,526$1,414
Median household income$59,469$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score8369

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 8
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Walker 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 Walker County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,250+3.7% since 2020
Households
26,355
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
446 sq. mi.
People per square mile
154
Median household income
$59,469+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,031
Median home value
$197,100
Jobs located here
14,754
Daytime population
56,088Residents 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 Walker 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

Other business types in Walker 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 Walker County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 landscaping and lawn care companies in Walker County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $35M a year, or $1,330 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $7M per company. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,355 households in Walker County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Walker County has 1.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 60% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $7M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Walker County would have about 12, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,294 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Walker County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Walker County at 70,250 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,355 households. Median household income in Walker County is $59,469, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Walker County scores 83 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #43 of 1,493 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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