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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Orange County, NC
How Orange 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 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #136 of 1,493 scored counties
#4 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 27
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +23.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $97.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,699 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,498
- +6.1% since 2020
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What this means
For landscaping and lawn care companies, Orange County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #136 of 1,493 scored counties and #4 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for landscaping and lawn care companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 landscaping and lawn care companies in Orange County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,699 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Orange County spend about $97.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each company on map listings, 23% above 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 57 businesses with payroll in Orange County classed as landscaping services, up 23.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,006 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates show Orange County grew 6.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Orange 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 | Orange County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,006 | 982 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.9% | +12.1% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,699 | $1,482 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $90,089 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 57+23.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 281
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 270 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,498+6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 57,342
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 398 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 376
- Median household income
- $90,089+25.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,307
- Median home value
- $459,500
- Jobs located here
- 75,014
- Daytime population
- 159,446Residents 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 Orange 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 |
Other business types in Orange 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 trades78
- HVAC and plumbing80
- Electricians76
- Roofing and gutters81
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control79
- Landscaping and lawn care75
- House cleaning84
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Orange County, NC?
There are 27 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Orange County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 23.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Orange County, NC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $97.4M a year, or $1,699 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 57,342 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, NC compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Orange 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 $3.6M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Orange County would have about 33, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,006 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 152,498 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,342 households. The median household income in Orange County is $90,089 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.6% 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. Orange County scores 75 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #136 of 1,493 scored counties.
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