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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Vance County, NC

How Vance 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #501 of 1,493 scored counties
#32 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,254 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,638
+0.2% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Vance County comes to about $20.2M a year: $1,254 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, 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.

Vance County has 7 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 comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Vance County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 1,615 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Vance County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Vance County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #501 of 1,493 scored counties and #32 of 72 scored counties in North Carolina.

How Vance 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 Vance County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureVance CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.35.54.8
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.7M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,6159821,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.1%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,254$1,482$1,414
Median household income$50,465$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score5860

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 10
Employees, 2023
37
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Vance 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 Vance County

Population, 2025 estimate
42,638+0.2% since 2020
Households
16,147
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
252 sq. mi.
People per square mile
168
Median household income
$50,465+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,426
Median home value
$161,500
Jobs located here
14,655
Daytime population
37,464Residents 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 Vance 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
32Vance County, NC5874.3$2.9M+0.2%#501 of 1,493

Other business types in Vance 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 Vance County, NC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 landscaping and lawn care companies in Vance County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $20.2M a year, or $1,254 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 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 16,147 households in Vance County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Vance County has 4.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 10% 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 1,615 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Vance County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Vance County at 42,638 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,147 households. Median household income in Vance County is $50,465, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Vance County scores 58 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #501 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 Vance County

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