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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Washington, NC area
The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Washington, NC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #153 of 399 scored small-town markets
#12 of 21 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- −4.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,318 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,670
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Washington area comes to about $25.5M a year: $1,318 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per company, 9% above 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.
The Washington area has 8 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 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in the Washington area classed as landscaping services, down 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 923 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in the Washington area from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Washington area has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #153 of 399 scored small-town markets and #12 of 21 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Washington 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 | Washington area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.7M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 923 | 982 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.5% | +12.1% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,318 | $1,482 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $58,357 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21−4.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 the Washington 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 Washington area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,6700.0% since 2020
- Households
- 19,385
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 833 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 53
- Median household income
- $58,357+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,141
- Median home value
- $192,700
- Jobs located here
- 16,163
- Daytime population
- 41,743Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Washington area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lumberton, NC | 79 | 8 | 1.9 | $6.2M | +3.4% | #21 of 399 |
| 2Anderson Creek, NC | 75 | 24 | 4.8 | $2.9M | +12.3% | #41 of 399 |
| 3Marion, NC | 68 | 6 | 3.2 | $4M | +1.5% | #74 of 399 |
| 4North Wilkesboro, NC | 67 | 10 | 3.7 | $3.3M | +0.6% | #81 of 399 |
| 5Wilson, NC | 65 | 7 | 2.1 | $6.1M | +1.7% | #87 of 399 |
| 6Mount Airy, NC | 63 | 13 | 4.4 | $2.9M | +1.3% | #106 of 399 |
| 7Henderson, NC | 61 | 7 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +0.2% | #113 of 399 |
| 8Elizabeth City, NC | 60 | 15 | 9.5 | $1.4M | +4.5% | #121 of 399 |
| 9New Bern, NC | 59 | 30 | 5.7 | $2.4M | +3.6% | #125 of 399 |
| 10Roanoke Rapids, NC | 58 | 9 | 3.2 | $3.8M | −4.3% | #129 of 399 |
| 12Washington, NC | 55 | 8 | 4.1 | $3.2M | 0.0% | #153 of 399 |
Other business types in the Washington 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 trades73
- HVAC and plumbing73
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control42
- Landscaping and lawn care55
- House cleaning
- Pest control33
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Washington, NC area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Washington area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 4.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Washington, NC area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $25.5M a year, or $1,318 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 19,385 households in the Washington area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Washington, NC area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Washington area has 4.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.2M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Washington area would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 923 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Washington, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Washington area at 44,670 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,385 households. Median household income in the Washington area is $58,357, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. 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 Washington area scores 55 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #153 of 399 scored small-town markets.
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