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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area
The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #20 of 385 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii
- Listings
- 77
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 155
- +6.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $514.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,519 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.7M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 988,703
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Urban Honolulu metro area is 77 (high), #20 of 385 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Hawaii. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for landscaping and lawn care companies.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Urban Honolulu metro area comes to about $514.8M a year: $1,519 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 77 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $6.7M per company, 2.3 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 77 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Urban Honolulu metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 52% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 155 businesses with payroll in the Urban Honolulu metro area classed as landscaping services, up 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,186 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Urban Honolulu metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Urban Honolulu metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Urban Honolulu metro 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 | Urban Honolulu metro area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.7M | $5.6M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,186 | 1,303 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.2% | +9.6% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,519 | $1,479 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $106,195 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 155+6.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,699
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $84.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 772 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 176The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Urban Honolulu 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 Urban Honolulu metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 988,703−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 338,868
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 601 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,666
- Median household income
- $106,195+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,603
- Median home value
- $897,500
- Jobs located here
- 441,980
- Daytime population
- 1,039,068Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Hawaii market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Hawaii for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Hawaii, with the Urban Honolulu metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Urban Honolulu, HI | 77 | 77 | 2.3 | $6.7M | −2.3% | #20 of 385 |
| 2Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 52 | 17 | 3.0 | $4.8M | −2.5% | #172 of 385 |
Other business types in the Urban Honolulu 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 trades67
- HVAC and plumbing71
- Electricians62
- Roofing and gutters64
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control73
- Landscaping and lawn care77
- House cleaning56
- Pest control66
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 77 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Urban Honolulu metro area. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 155 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 6.2% from 2019.
How much do households in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $514.8M a year, or $1,519 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $6.7M 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 338,868 households in the Urban Honolulu metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Urban Honolulu metro area has 2.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $6.7M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Urban Honolulu metro area would have about 176, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,186 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Urban Honolulu metro area at 988,703 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 338,868 households. Median household income in the Urban Honolulu metro area is $106,195, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.7%, 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 Urban Honolulu metro area scores 77 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #20 of 385 scored metro areas.
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