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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Hoke County, NC

How Hoke County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 81 out of 100: High

Ranked #65 of 1,493 scored counties
#1 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.5M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,378 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
56,939
+9.0% 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

Hoke County scores 81 (high) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #65 of 1,493 scored counties and #1 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for landscaping and lawn care companies.

At $1,378 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Hoke County spend about $26.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $2.9M per company, in line with 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.

Hoke County has 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Hoke County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 4,815 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Hoke County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Hoke 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 Hoke County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureHoke CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.75.54.8
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment4,8159821,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.1%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.0%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,378$1,482$1,414
Median household income$64,912$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score8160

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
12
Annual payroll, 2023
$464K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Hoke 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 Hoke County

Population, 2025 estimate
56,939+9.0% since 2020
Households
19,258
Median age
34.7
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
390 sq. mi.
People per square mile
138
Median household income
$64,912+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,216
Median home value
$219,300
Jobs located here
8,558
Daytime population
43,278Residents 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 Hoke 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

Other business types in Hoke 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 Hoke County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 landscaping and lawn care companies in Hoke County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $26.5M a year, or $1,378 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 19,258 households in Hoke County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hoke County has 4.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.9M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,815 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Hoke County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Hoke County at 56,939 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,258 households. Median household income in Hoke County is $64,912, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.0%, 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. Hoke County scores 81 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #65 of 1,493 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Hoke County

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