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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Chaves County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Chaves County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #520 of 1,493 scored counties
#8 of 10 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,087 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,364
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 landscaping and lawn care companies in Chaves County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 48% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,087 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Chaves County spend about $25.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 6 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $4.3M per company, 47% 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 8 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Chaves County in 2023. That is one for every 2,964 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Chaves County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Chaves County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #520 of 1,493 scored counties and #8 of 10 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Chaves 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.
| Measure | Chaves County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.7 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $4.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,964 | 2,068 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,087 | $1,197 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $52,938 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Chaves 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 Chaves County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,364−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 23,712
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $52,938+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,868
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,009
- Daytime population
- 60,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Chaves County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 84 | 16 | 2.8 | $4.8M | +6.9% | #38 of 1,493 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 77 | 5 | 1.8 | $6.3M | +7.2% | #106 of 1,493 |
| 3Otero County, NM | 72 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.6M | +3.7% | #195 of 1,493 |
| 4Doña Ana County, NM | 69 | 20 | 2.4 | $4.8M | +4.1% | #261 of 1,493 |
| 5Lea County, NM | 64 | 9 | 3.6 | $3.3M | +0.2% | #367 of 1,493 |
| 6San Juan County, NM | 63 | 7 | 1.7 | $6.7M | −0.9% | #388 of 1,493 |
| 7Bernalillo County, NM | 63 | 93 | 3.3 | $3.8M | −1.4% | #394 of 1,493 |
| 8Chaves County, NM | 57 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.3M | −2.7% | #520 of 1,493 |
| 9Santa Fe County, NM | 48 | 38 | 5.4 | $2.5M | +1.2% | #754 of 1,493 |
| 10Curry County, NM | 42 | 8 | 4.3 | $2.6M | −3.5% | #933 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Chaves County
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 trades29
- HVAC and plumbing26
- Electricians29
- Roofing and gutters35
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control37
- Landscaping and lawn care57
- House cleaning21
- Pest control19
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Chaves County, NM?
Chaves County has 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Chaves County, NM spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $25.8M a year, or $1,087 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $4.3M 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 23,712 households in Chaves County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chaves County, NM compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Chaves County has 2.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $4.3M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Chaves County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,964 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Chaves County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Chaves County at 63,364 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,712 households. The median household income in Chaves County is $52,938 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Chaves County scores 57 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #520 of 1,493 scored counties.
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