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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Buncombe County, NC
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Buncombe County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,103 of 1,493 scored counties
#65 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 97
- 2 chain locations (2%)
- Official establishments
- 147
- +14.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $152.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,500 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 98% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,417
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 97 landscaping and lawn care companies in Buncombe County. Chain locations make up 2% of them, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.5, 98% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Buncombe County comes to about $152.8M a year: $1,500 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 46% below 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 147 businesses with payroll in Buncombe County classed as landscaping services, up 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 693 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $163K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Buncombe County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Buncombe County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Buncombe County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,103 of 1,493 scored counties and #65 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Buncombe County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Buncombe County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 693 | 982 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.8% | +12.1% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,500 | $1,482 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $74,436 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 128 → 147+14.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 736
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $30.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 972 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $163K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Buncombe 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 Buncombe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,417+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 101,855
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $74,436+42.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,560
- Median home value
- $391,800
- Jobs located here
- 142,929
- Daytime population
- 299,325Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hoke County, NC | 81 | 9 | 4.7 | $2.9M | +9.0% | #65 of 1,493 |
| 2Mecklenburg County, NC | 80 | 230 | 4.9 | $3.3M | +10.5% | #77 of 1,493 |
| 3Durham County, NC | 80 | 74 | 5.2 | $3.1M | +7.7% | #78 of 1,493 |
| 4Orange County, NC | 75 | 27 | 4.7 | $3.6M | +6.1% | #136 of 1,493 |
| 5Robeson County, NC | 74 | 8 | 1.9 | $6.2M | +3.4% | #147 of 1,493 |
| 6Wayne County, NC | 74 | 17 | 3.6 | $3.7M | +3.8% | #154 of 1,493 |
| 7Harnett County, NC | 74 | 24 | 4.8 | $2.9M | +12.3% | #160 of 1,493 |
| 8Cumberland County, NC | 73 | 38 | 2.9 | $4.6M | +0.4% | #174 of 1,493 |
| 9Pitt County, NC | 73 | 28 | 3.8 | $3.5M | +5.4% | #179 of 1,493 |
| 10Wake County, NC | 73 | 284 | 6.2 | $2.9M | +11.2% | #186 of 1,493 |
| 65Buncombe County, NC | 37 | 97 | 9.5 | $1.6M | +2.9% | #1,103 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Buncombe 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 trades43
- HVAC and plumbing51
- Electricians39
- Roofing and gutters57
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control36
- Landscaping and lawn care37
- House cleaning47
- Pest control57
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Buncombe County, NC?
Buncombe County has 97 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (2%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 147 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Buncombe County, NC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $152.8M a year, or $1,500 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 97 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 101,855 households in Buncombe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buncombe County, NC compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Buncombe County has 9.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 98% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.6M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Buncombe County would have about 52, against 97 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 693 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Buncombe County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Buncombe County at 277,417 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,855 households. The median household income in Buncombe County is $74,436 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.6% 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. Buncombe County scores 37 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,103 of 1,493 scored counties.
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