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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area
The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #143 of 385 scored metro areas
#10 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 26
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 70
- +18.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68.2M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,550 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,619
- +10.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,550 per household (10% above the U.S. average), households in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area spend about $68.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $2.6M per company, 10% 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.
There are 26 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area in 2023, up 18.6% from 2019. That is one for every 629 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +10.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #143 of 385 scored metro areas and #10 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.
How the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro 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.
| Measure | Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 629 | 982 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.6% | +12.1% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.3% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,550 | $1,482 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $86,080 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 70+18.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 529
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 261 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro 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 Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,619+10.3% since 2020
- Households
- 44,013
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 698 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 150
- Median household income
- $86,080+43.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,924
- Median home value
- $351,400
- Jobs located here
- 42,923
- Daytime population
- 109,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayetteville, NC | 75 | 47 | 3.2 | $4.3M | +1.6% | #34 of 385 |
| 2Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 75 | 131 | 5.3 | $3.1M | +7.5% | #37 of 385 |
| 3Goldsboro, NC | 73 | 17 | 3.6 | $3.7M | +3.8% | #49 of 385 |
| 4Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 71 | 575 | 5.3 | $3M | +10.1% | #68 of 385 |
| 5Greenville, NC | 70 | 28 | 3.8 | $3.5M | +5.4% | #76 of 385 |
| 6Raleigh-Cary, NC | 68 | 371 | 6.5 | $2.7M | +12.6% | #91 of 385 |
| 7Rocky Mount, NC | 67 | 19 | 3.3 | $4.1M | +2.8% | #94 of 385 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 65 | 339 | 4.8 | $3.2M | +0.9% | #110 of 385 |
| 8Greensboro-High Point, NC | 62 | 161 | 5.1 | $2.8M | +4.1% | #124 of 385 |
| 9Burlington, NC | 60 | 35 | 5.0 | $2.8M | +8.5% | #134 of 385 |
| 10Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 59 | 26 | 5.9 | $2.6M | +10.3% | #143 of 385 |
Other business types in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area
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 trades57
- HVAC and plumbing56
- Electricians54
- Roofing and gutters69
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control57
- Landscaping and lawn care59
- House cleaning78
- Pest control47
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 70 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 18.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $68.2M a year, or $1,550 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 44,013 households in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area has 5.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.6M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area would have about 23, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 629 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area at 110,619 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,013 households. Median household income in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area is $86,080, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.6%, 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. The Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area scores 59 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #143 of 385 scored metro areas.
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