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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Hilo-Kailua, HI area
The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Hilo-Kailua, HI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #76 of 399 scored small-town markets
#1 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Hawaii
- Listings
- 28
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 78
- +8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $97.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,317 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 210,043
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Hilo-Kailua area. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 21% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Hilo-Kailua area comes to about $97.6M a year: $1,317 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.5M per company, 19% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 78 businesses with payroll in the Hilo-Kailua area classed as landscaping services, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 950 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Hilo-Kailua area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hilo-Kailua area grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Hilo-Kailua area is 68 (upper middle), #76 of 399 scored small-town markets and #1 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Hawaii. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Hilo-Kailua area compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Hilo-Kailua area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 2.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $5.6M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 950 | 1,303 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.3% | +9.6% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,317 | $1,479 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $78,639 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 78+8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 401
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 281 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Hilo-Kailua 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 Hilo-Kailua area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 210,043+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 74,072
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,028 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $78,639+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,737
- Median home value
- $519,300
- Jobs located here
- 69,607
- Daytime population
- 224,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hilo-Kailua, HI | 68 | 28 | 3.8 | $3.5M | +4.6% | #76 of 399 |
| 2Kapaa, HI | 60 | 8 | 3.4 | $4.2M | +0.3% | #116 of 399 |
Other business types in the Hilo-Kailua 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 trades68
- HVAC and plumbing72
- Electricians67
- Roofing and gutters81
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control57
- Landscaping and lawn care68
- House cleaning63
- Pest control61
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Hilo-Kailua, HI area?
The Hilo-Kailua area has 28 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 78 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Hilo-Kailua, HI area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $97.6M a year, or $1,317 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 74,072 households in the Hilo-Kailua area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hilo-Kailua, HI area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Hilo-Kailua area has 3.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.5M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Hilo-Kailua area would have about 33, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 950 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hilo-Kailua, HI area growing?
Population estimates put the Hilo-Kailua area at 210,043 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,072 households. The median household income in the Hilo-Kailua area is $78,639 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Hilo-Kailua area scores 68 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #76 of 399 scored small-town markets.
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