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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Columbus, MS area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Columbus, MS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #53 of 399 scored small-town markets
#6 of 11 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,255 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.8M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 60% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,144
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Columbus area comes to about $33.8M a year: $1,255 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 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.
The Columbus area has 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings 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 11 businesses with payroll in the Columbus area classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 2,450 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $73K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Columbus area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Columbus area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Columbus area has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #53 of 399 scored small-town markets and #6 of 11 scored small-town markets based in Mississippi. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Columbus area compares
The same measures for Mississippi 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 | Columbus area | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 3.1 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $6.8M | $4.3M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,450 | 1,906 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | −0.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,255 | $1,315 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $51,117 | $56,447 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 79
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $73K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Columbus 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 Columbus area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,144−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 26,952
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,201 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $51,117
- Average household income
- $70,782
- Median home value
- $150,900
- Jobs located here
- 26,423
- Daytime population
- 68,077Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Mississippi market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Mississippi for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Mississippi, with the Columbus area marked.
Top small-town markets in Mississippi
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Picayune, MS | 88 | 5 | 2.3 | $5.7M | +5.6% | #2 of 399 |
| 2Oxford, MS | 79 | 9 | 3.7 | $3.8M | +5.3% | #25 of 399 |
| 3Vicksburg, MS | 75 | 5 | 3.0 | $4.6M | −6.3% | #40 of 399 |
| 4Tupelo, MS | 73 | 19 | 3.7 | $3.7M | +0.8% | #45 of 399 |
| 5Meridian, MS | 72 | 7 | 2.0 | $6.2M | −3.2% | #47 of 399 |
| 6Columbus, MS | 71 | 5 | 1.9 | $6.8M | −2.7% | #53 of 399 |
| 7Laurel, MS | 71 | 10 | 3.2 | $4M | −1.5% | #56 of 399 |
| 8Corinth, MS | 70 | 5 | 3.5 | $3.6M | −0.5% | #59 of 399 |
| 9McComb, MS | 63 | 6 | 3.0 | $4M | −2.6% | #103 of 399 |
| 10Starkville, MS | 63 | 9 | 3.5 | $3.6M | +0.8% | #104 of 399 |
Other business types in the Columbus 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 trades43
- HVAC and plumbing46
- Electricians50
- Roofing and gutters42
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control63
- Landscaping and lawn care71
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Columbus, MS area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Columbus area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in the Columbus, MS area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $33.8M a year, or $1,255 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 26,952 households in the Columbus area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Columbus, MS area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Columbus area 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 $6.8M, 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 Columbus area would have about 12, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,450 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is the Columbus, MS area growing?
Population estimates put the Columbus area at 67,144 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,952 households. Median household income in the Columbus area is $51,117, 37% 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. 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 Columbus area scores 71 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #53 of 399 scored small-town markets.
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