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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Albuquerque, NM metro area
The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Albuquerque, NM metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #95 of 385 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 115
- 6 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 161
- +11.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $467.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,243 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 925,279
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 115 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Albuquerque metro area. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Albuquerque metro area comes to about $467.6M a year: $1,243 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 39% 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 161 businesses with payroll in the Albuquerque metro area classed as landscaping services, up 11.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,336 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $4.8M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Albuquerque metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Albuquerque metro area grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Albuquerque metro area is 67 (upper middle), #95 of 385 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Albuquerque metro area compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Albuquerque metro area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,336 | 2,068 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.0% | +14.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,243 | $1,197 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $70,783 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 161+11.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,830
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $76.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1156 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 160The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $4.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Albuquerque 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 Albuquerque metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 925,279+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 376,025
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,284 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 99
- Median household income
- $70,783+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,312
- Median home value
- $287,800
- Jobs located here
- 414,285
- Daytime population
- 927,586Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Mexico for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Albuquerque metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Las Cruces, NM | 69 | 20 | 2.4 | $4.8M | +4.1% | #79 of 385 |
| 2Albuquerque, NM | 67 | 115 | 3.1 | $4.1M | +0.8% | #95 of 385 |
| 3Farmington, NM | 62 | 7 | 1.7 | $6.7M | −0.9% | #121 of 385 |
| 4Santa Fe, NM | 42 | 38 | 5.4 | $2.5M | +1.2% | #233 of 385 |
Other business types in the Albuquerque 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 trades32
- HVAC and plumbing43
- Electricians25
- Roofing and gutters27
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control64
- Landscaping and lawn care67
- House cleaning47
- Pest control41
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Albuquerque, NM metro area?
There are 115 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Albuquerque metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 161 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 11.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Albuquerque, NM metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $467.6M a year, or $1,243 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 115 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 376,025 households in the Albuquerque metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Albuquerque, NM metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Albuquerque metro area has 3.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $4.1M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Albuquerque metro area would have about 160, against 115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,336 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Albuquerque, NM metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Albuquerque metro area at 925,279 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 376,025 households. The median household income in the Albuquerque metro area is $70,783 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.9% 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. 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 Albuquerque metro area scores 67 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #95 of 385 scored metro areas.
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