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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Person County, NC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #792 of 1,493 scored counties
#52 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
22
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$22.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,378 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.2
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
40,636
+3.7% 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

Households in Person County spend about $22.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,378 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per company, 24% below 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.

Person County has 10 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Person County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 730 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Person County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Person County is 47 (lower middle), #792 of 1,493 scored counties and #52 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Person 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 Person County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasurePerson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.25.54.8
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment7309821,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.1%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.7%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,378$1,482$1,414
Median household income$63,300$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score4760

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 22
Employees, 2023
49
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Person 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 Person County

Population, 2025 estimate
40,636+3.7% since 2020
Households
16,063
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
392 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$63,300+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,375
Median home value
$213,900
Jobs located here
9,989
Daytime population
32,063Residents 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 Person 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
52Person County, NC47106.2$2.2M+3.7%#792 of 1,493

Other business types in Person 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 Person County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 landscaping and lawn care companies in Person County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $22.1M 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 10 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 16,063 households in Person County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Person County has 6.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.2M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Person County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 730 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Person County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Person County at 40,636 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,063 households. Median household income in Person County is $63,300, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Person County scores 47 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #792 of 1,493 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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