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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Anderson County, SC

How Anderson County, SC 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 #512 of 1,493 scored counties
#22 of 33 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
54
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
79
+17.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$116.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,392 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.4
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
219,930
+7.7% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Anderson County comes to about $116.8M a year: $1,392 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 54 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.2M per company, 26% 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 54 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Anderson County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Anderson County was 79 in 2023, up 17.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,062 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $259K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Anderson County.

Population estimates show Anderson County grew 7.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Anderson County is 58 (upper middle), #512 of 1,493 scored counties and #22 of 33 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Anderson County compares

The same measures for South 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 Anderson County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAnderson CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.45.64.8
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.6M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,0621,1091,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.9%+10.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,392$1,441$1,414
Median household income$66,651$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score5861

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67 → 79+17.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
314
Annual payroll, 2023
$14.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
541 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$259K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Anderson 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 Anderson County

Population, 2025 estimate
219,930+7.7% since 2020
Households
83,904
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
714 sq. mi.
People per square mile
295
Median household income
$66,651+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,043
Median home value
$231,900
Jobs located here
74,539
Daytime population
189,213Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Anderson County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, SC89272.9$5.3M+18.7%#10 of 1,493
2Lancaster County, SC86112.7$5.6M+18.3%#27 of 1,493
3Aiken County, SC78294.1$3.5M+7.3%#102 of 1,493
4Dorchester County, SC76314.9$3.1M+10.1%#126 of 1,493
5Richland County, SC74804.8$3M+4.6%#158 of 1,493
6Cherokee County, SC7362.7$4.5M+3.7%#175 of 1,493
7York County, SC72665.8$2.8M+8.1%#207 of 1,493
8Greenwood County, SC7162.2$5.9M+1.5%#216 of 1,493
9Laurens County, SC69124.5$2.9M+6.2%#267 of 1,493
10Chesterfield County, SC6874.0$3.1M+3.4%#285 of 1,493
22Anderson County, SC58546.4$2.2M+7.7%#512 of 1,493

Other business types in Anderson 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 Anderson County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 54 landscaping and lawn care companies in Anderson County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 17.9% from 2019.

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

About $116.8M a year, or $1,392 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 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 83,904 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Anderson County has 6.4 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.2M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Anderson County would have about 40, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,062 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Anderson County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Anderson County at 219,930 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,904 households. Median household income in Anderson County is $66,651, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Anderson County scores 58 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #512 of 1,493 scored counties.

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