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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Catawba County, NC

The landscaping and lawn care companies in Catawba County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #536 of 1,493 scored counties
#33 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
40
2 chain locations (5%)
Official establishments
68
+21.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$93.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,408 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
170,172
+5.8% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Catawba County comes to about $93.2M a year: $1,408 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies.

Catawba County has 40 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, 25% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 68 businesses with payroll in Catawba County classed as landscaping services, up 21.4% from 2019. That is one for every 974 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $468K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Catawba County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Catawba County grew 5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Catawba County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #536 of 1,493 scored counties and #33 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Catawba 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Catawba County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureCatawba CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.05.54.8
Spending per listing$2.3M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment9749821,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+21.4%+12.1%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,408$1,482$1,414
Median household income$67,864$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5760

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
56 → 68+21.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
298
Annual payroll, 2023
$12M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
402 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$468K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
170,172+5.8% since 2020
Households
66,227
Median age
41.7
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
401 sq. mi.
People per square mile
408
Median household income
$67,864+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,959
Median home value
$241,600
Jobs located here
91,506
Daytime population
180,194Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Catawba County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hoke County, NC8194.7$2.9M+9.0%#65 of 1,493
2Mecklenburg County, NC802304.9$3.3M+10.5%#77 of 1,493
3Durham County, NC80745.2$3.1M+7.7%#78 of 1,493
4Orange County, NC75274.7$3.6M+6.1%#136 of 1,493
5Robeson County, NC7481.9$6.2M+3.4%#147 of 1,493
6Wayne County, NC74173.6$3.7M+3.8%#154 of 1,493
7Harnett County, NC74244.8$2.9M+12.3%#160 of 1,493
8Cumberland County, NC73382.9$4.6M+0.4%#174 of 1,493
9Pitt County, NC73283.8$3.5M+5.4%#179 of 1,493
10Wake County, NC732846.2$2.9M+11.2%#186 of 1,493
33Catawba County, NC57406.0$2.3M+5.8%#536 of 1,493

Other business types in Catawba 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 Catawba County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 landscaping and lawn care companies in Catawba County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 21.4% from 2019.

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

About $93.2M a year, or $1,408 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per company. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 66,227 households in Catawba County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Catawba County has 6.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.3M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Catawba County would have about 32, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 974 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Catawba County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Catawba County at 170,172 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,227 households. Median household income in Catawba County is $67,864, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.4%, 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. Catawba County scores 57 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #536 of 1,493 scored counties.

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