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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Craven County, NC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Craven County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #470 of 1,493 scored counties
#27 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
23
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
37
+5.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$58.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,364 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
13% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,025
+3.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 landscaping and lawn care companies in Craven County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 13% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Craven County comes to about $58.5M a year: $1,364 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.5M per company, 13% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Craven County was 37 in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,159 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Craven County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Craven County is 60 (upper middle), #470 of 1,493 scored counties and #27 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Craven 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 Craven County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureCraven CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.45.54.8
Spending per listing$2.5M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,1599821,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.7%+12.1%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,364$1,482$1,414
Median household income$65,873$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score6060

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 37+5.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
201
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
230 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Craven 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 Craven County

Population, 2025 estimate
105,025+3.5% since 2020
Households
42,871
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
707 sq. mi.
People per square mile
145
Median household income
$65,873+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,440
Median home value
$231,600
Jobs located here
35,530
Daytime population
98,317Residents 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 Craven 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
27Craven County, NC60235.4$2.5M+3.5%#470 of 1,493

Other business types in Craven 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 Craven County, NC?

There are 23 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Craven County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019.

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

About $58.5M a year, or $1,364 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 42,871 households in Craven County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Craven County has 5.4 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.5M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Craven County would have about 20, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,159 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Craven County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Craven County at 105,025 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,871 households. The median household income in Craven County is $65,873 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Craven County scores 60 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #470 of 1,493 scored counties.

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