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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lafayette, LA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lafayette, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #111 of 385 scored metro areas
#7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana

Listings
84
4 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
113
+22.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$225.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,372 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
6% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
423,758
+3.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 84 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lafayette metro area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Lafayette metro area comes to about $225.5M a year: $1,372 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 84 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.7M per company, 8% 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 113 businesses with payroll in the Lafayette metro area classed as landscaping services, up 22.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,455 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Lafayette metro area.

Population estimates show the Lafayette metro area grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Lafayette metro area has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #111 of 385 scored metro areas and #7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana.

How the Lafayette metro area compares

The same measures for Louisiana 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 Lafayette, LA metro area compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureLafayette metro areaLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.13.94.8
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.5M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,4551,8431,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+22.8%+11.5%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,372$1,374$1,414
Median household income$60,892$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score6560

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
113+22.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
594
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
844 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
77The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Lafayette 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 Lafayette metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
423,758+3.8% since 2020
Households
164,378
Median age
38.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
2,834 sq. mi.
People per square mile
146
Median household income
$60,892
Average household income
$88,260
Median home value
$214,400
Jobs located here
177,096
Daytime population
415,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Lafayette metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Louisiana

Metro areas in Louisiana ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hammond, LA82152.9$4.6M+5.8%#11 of 385
2Baton Rouge, LA721564.7$3.1M+2.1%#58 of 385
3Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA71656.2$2.5M+5.3%#69 of 385
4Lake Charles, LA70262.8$5M−3.8%#72 of 385
5Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA69182.3$6.1M−3.5%#78 of 385
6New Orleans-Metairie, LA691303.3$4.3M−3.4%#80 of 385
7Lafayette, LA65845.1$2.7M+3.8%#111 of 385
8Shreveport-Bossier City, LA54744.7$2.8M−2.3%#156 of 385
9Alexandria, LA49346.0$2.2M−2.5%#194 of 385
10Monroe, LA46394.5$2.9M−1.9%#208 of 385

Other business types in the Lafayette metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Lafayette, LA metro area?

The Lafayette metro area has 84 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 22.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Lafayette, LA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $225.5M a year, or $1,372 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 164,378 households in the Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lafayette, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Lafayette metro area has 5.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.7M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Lafayette metro area would have about 77, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,455 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Lafayette, LA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Lafayette metro area at 423,758 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,378 households. The median household income in the Lafayette metro area is $60,892 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Lafayette metro area scores 65 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #111 of 385 scored metro areas.

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