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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Chowan County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Chowan County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #694 of 1,493 scored counties
#47 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,352 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,082
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 landscaping and lawn care companies in Chowan County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.2, 71% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,352 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Chowan County spend about $8.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 5 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.7M per company, 43% 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 3 businesses with payroll in Chowan County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 2,045 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Chowan County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Chowan County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #694 of 1,493 scored counties and #47 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Chowan 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 | Chowan County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,045 | 982 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.1% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,352 | $1,482 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $53,864 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Chowan 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 Chowan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,082+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 6,134
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 173 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $53,864+15.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,897
- Median home value
- $235,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,105
- Daytime population
- 13,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Chowan County marked.
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 |
| 47Chowan County, NC | 51 | 5 | 8.2 | $1.7M | +2.8% | #694 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Chowan 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 trades48
- HVAC and plumbing35
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control52
- Landscaping and lawn care51
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Chowan County, NC?
There are 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Chowan County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Chowan County, NC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $8.3M a year, or $1,352 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 6,134 households in Chowan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chowan County, NC compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Chowan County has 8.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.7M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Chowan County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,045 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Chowan County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Chowan County at 14,082 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,134 households. The median household income in Chowan County is $53,864 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.8% 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. Chowan County scores 51 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #694 of 1,493 scored counties.
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