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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Las Cruces, NM metro area
How the Las Cruces, NM metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #79 of 385 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $95.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,122 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 63% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 229,091
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Las Cruces metro area. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Las Cruces metro area comes to about $95.3M a year: $1,122 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $4.8M per company, 63% 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 46 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Las Cruces metro area in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,845 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Las Cruces metro area.
Population estimates show the Las Cruces metro area grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Las Cruces metro area is 69 (upper middle), #79 of 385 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Las Cruces 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 | Las Cruces metro area | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $4.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,845 | 2,068 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.6% | +14.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,122 | $1,197 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $56,848 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46+4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 347
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Las Cruces 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 Las Cruces metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 229,091+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 84,889
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,808 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $56,848+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,951
- Median home value
- $220,800
- Jobs located here
- 79,505
- Daytime population
- 218,304Residents 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 Las Cruces 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 Las Cruces 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 trades51
- HVAC and plumbing58
- Electricians59
- Roofing and gutters30
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control67
- Landscaping and lawn care69
- House cleaning49
- Pest control44
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Las Cruces, NM metro area?
There are 20 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Las Cruces metro area as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Las Cruces, NM metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $95.3M a year, or $1,122 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $4.8M 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 84,889 households in the Las Cruces metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Las Cruces, NM metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Las Cruces metro area has 2.4 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $4.8M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Las Cruces metro area would have about 33, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,845 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Las Cruces, NM metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Las Cruces metro area at 229,091 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,889 households. The median household income in the Las Cruces metro area is $56,848 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.8% 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 Las Cruces metro area scores 69 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #79 of 385 scored metro areas.
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