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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lake Charles, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lake Charles, LA 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 #72 of 385 scored metro areas
#4 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 26
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- +18.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $130.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,420 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 72% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 244,655
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lake Charles metro area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.8, 42% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,420 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Lake Charles metro area spend about $130.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 26 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $5M per company, 72% 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 Lake Charles metro area was 52 in 2023, up 18.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,770 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $60K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Lake Charles metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lake Charles metro area declined 3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Lake Charles metro area is 70 (upper middle), #72 of 385 scored metro areas and #4 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Lake Charles 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.
| Measure | Lake Charles metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $3.5M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,770 | 1,843 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.6% | +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 | $1,420 | $1,374 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $66,700 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52+18.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 296
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 260 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $60K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Lake Charles 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 Lake Charles metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 244,655−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 92,043
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,006 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $66,700
- Average household income
- $91,252
- Median home value
- $207,800
- Jobs located here
- 97,089
- Daytime population
- 245,958Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Lake Charles metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hammond, LA | 82 | 15 | 2.9 | $4.6M | +5.8% | #11 of 385 |
| 2Baton Rouge, LA | 72 | 156 | 4.7 | $3.1M | +2.1% | #58 of 385 |
| 3Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 71 | 65 | 6.2 | $2.5M | +5.3% | #69 of 385 |
| 4Lake Charles, LA | 70 | 26 | 2.8 | $5M | −3.8% | #72 of 385 |
| 5Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 69 | 18 | 2.3 | $6.1M | −3.5% | #78 of 385 |
| 6New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 69 | 130 | 3.3 | $4.3M | −3.4% | #80 of 385 |
| 7Lafayette, LA | 65 | 84 | 5.1 | $2.7M | +3.8% | #111 of 385 |
| 8Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 54 | 74 | 4.7 | $2.8M | −2.3% | #156 of 385 |
| 9Alexandria, LA | 49 | 34 | 6.0 | $2.2M | −2.5% | #194 of 385 |
| 10Monroe, LA | 46 | 39 | 4.5 | $2.9M | −1.9% | #208 of 385 |
Other business types in the Lake Charles 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 trades28
- HVAC and plumbing26
- Electricians23
- Roofing and gutters44
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control67
- Landscaping and lawn care70
- House cleaning56
- Pest control36
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Lake Charles, LA metro area?
There are 26 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Lake Charles metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 18.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Lake Charles, LA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $130.7M a year, or $1,420 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $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 92,043 households in the Lake Charles metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lake Charles, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Lake Charles 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 $5M, 72% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Lake Charles metro area would have about 45, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,770 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lake Charles, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lake Charles metro area at 244,655 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 92,043 households. The median household income in the Lake Charles metro area is $66,700 a year, 17% 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 Lake Charles metro area scores 70 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #72 of 385 scored metro areas.
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