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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Mount Airy, NC area

How the Mount Airy, NC area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #106 of 399 scored small-town markets
#6 of 21 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina

Listings
13
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
23
+4.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$38.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,282 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
72,287
+1.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Mount Airy area. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Households in the Mount Airy area spend about $38.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,282 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per company, in line with 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 23 businesses with payroll in the Mount Airy area classed as landscaping services, up 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $695K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Mount Airy area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Mount Airy area grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Mount Airy area has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #106 of 399 scored small-town markets and #6 of 21 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.

How the Mount Airy area 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 Mount Airy, NC area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureMount Airy areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.45.54.8
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,2999821,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+4.6%+12.1%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,282$1,482$1,414
Median household income$55,656$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score6360

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23+4.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
58
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
130 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$695K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Mount Airy area, 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 the Mount Airy area

Population, 2025 estimate
72,287+1.3% since 2020
Households
29,869
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
533 sq. mi.
People per square mile
134
Median household income
$55,656+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,579
Median home value
$177,600
Jobs located here
28,742
Daytime population
70,148Residents 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 small-town markets in North Carolina for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Mount Airy area marked.

Top small-town markets in North Carolina

Small-town markets in North Carolina ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lumberton, NC7981.9$6.2M+3.4%#21 of 399
2Anderson Creek, NC75244.8$2.9M+12.3%#41 of 399
3Marion, NC6863.2$4M+1.5%#74 of 399
4North Wilkesboro, NC67103.7$3.3M+0.6%#81 of 399
5Wilson, NC6572.1$6.1M+1.7%#87 of 399
6Mount Airy, NC63134.4$2.9M+1.3%#106 of 399
7Henderson, NC6174.3$2.9M+0.2%#113 of 399
8Elizabeth City, NC60159.5$1.4M+4.5%#121 of 399
9New Bern, NC59305.7$2.4M+3.6%#125 of 399
10Roanoke Rapids, NC5893.2$3.8M−4.3%#129 of 399

Other business types in the Mount Airy area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Mount Airy, NC area?

The Mount Airy area has 13 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 4.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Mount Airy, NC area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $38.3M a year, or $1,282 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 29,869 households in the Mount Airy area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Mount Airy, NC area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Mount Airy area has 4.4 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 8% 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 1,299 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Mount Airy, NC area growing?

Population estimates put the Mount Airy area at 72,287 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,869 households. The median household income in the Mount Airy area is $55,656 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Mount Airy area scores 63 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #106 of 399 scored small-town markets.

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