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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Bernalillo County, NM

How Bernalillo County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #394 of 1,493 scored counties
#7 of 10 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
93
5 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
129
+9.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$353.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,237 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
667,601
−1.4% 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 93 landscaping and lawn care companies in Bernalillo County. 5 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Households in Bernalillo County spend about $353.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,237 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 93 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $3.8M per company, 30% 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.

Official counts show 129 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Bernalillo County in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,213 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Bernalillo County.

Population estimates put the population change in Bernalillo County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For landscaping and lawn care companies, Bernalillo County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #394 of 1,493 scored counties and #7 of 10 scored counties in New Mexico.

How Bernalillo County 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Bernalillo County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureBernalillo CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.32.74.8
Spending per listing$3.8M$4.4M$2.9M
Households per official establishment2,2132,0681,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.3%+14.7%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,237$1,197$1,414
Median household income$69,473$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score6359

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
118 → 129+9.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,651
Annual payroll, 2023
$68.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
935 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
121The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$3.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Bernalillo County, 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 Bernalillo County

Population, 2025 estimate
667,601−1.4% since 2020
Households
285,495
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,162 sq. mi.
People per square mile
580
Median household income
$69,473+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,350
Median home value
$292,900
Jobs located here
358,969
Daytime population
728,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Bernalillo County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM84162.8$4.8M+6.9%#38 of 1,493
2Valencia County, NM7751.8$6.3M+7.2%#106 of 1,493
3Otero County, NM7262.5$4.6M+3.7%#195 of 1,493
4Doña Ana County, NM69202.4$4.8M+4.1%#261 of 1,493
5Lea County, NM6493.6$3.3M+0.2%#367 of 1,493
6San Juan County, NM6371.7$6.7M−0.9%#388 of 1,493
7Bernalillo County, NM63933.3$3.8M−1.4%#394 of 1,493
8Chaves County, NM5762.5$4.3M−2.7%#520 of 1,493
9Santa Fe County, NM48385.4$2.5M+1.2%#754 of 1,493
10Curry County, NM4284.3$2.6M−3.5%#933 of 1,493

Other business types in Bernalillo County

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

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Bernalillo County, NM?

Bernalillo County has 93 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 129 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Bernalillo County, NM spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $353.2M a year, or $1,237 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 285,495 households in Bernalillo County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bernalillo County, NM compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Bernalillo County has 3.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.8M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Bernalillo County would have about 121, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,213 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Bernalillo County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Bernalillo County at 667,601 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 285,495 households. The median household income in Bernalillo County is $69,473 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Bernalillo County scores 63 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #394 of 1,493 scored counties.

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