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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Cherokee County, SC
How Cherokee 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #175 of 1,493 scored counties
#6 of 33 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,236 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- 55% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,275
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Cherokee County comes to about $27.3M a year: $1,236 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $4.5M per company, 55% 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.
There are 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 44% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Cherokee County in 2023. That is one for every 1,839 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cherokee County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Cherokee County is 73 (upper middle), #175 of 1,493 scored counties and #6 of 33 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cherokee 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.
| Measure | Cherokee County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $2.6M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,839 | 1,109 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,236 | $1,441 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $50,288 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,275+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 22,063
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $50,288+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,479
- Median home value
- $142,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,680
- Daytime population
- 47,816Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Cherokee County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, SC | 89 | 27 | 2.9 | $5.3M | +18.7% | #10 of 1,493 |
| 2Lancaster County, SC | 86 | 11 | 2.7 | $5.6M | +18.3% | #27 of 1,493 |
| 3Aiken County, SC | 78 | 29 | 4.1 | $3.5M | +7.3% | #102 of 1,493 |
| 4Dorchester County, SC | 76 | 31 | 4.9 | $3.1M | +10.1% | #126 of 1,493 |
| 5Richland County, SC | 74 | 80 | 4.8 | $3M | +4.6% | #158 of 1,493 |
| 6Cherokee County, SC | 73 | 6 | 2.7 | $4.5M | +3.7% | #175 of 1,493 |
| 7York County, SC | 72 | 66 | 5.8 | $2.8M | +8.1% | #207 of 1,493 |
| 8Greenwood County, SC | 71 | 6 | 2.2 | $5.9M | +1.5% | #216 of 1,493 |
| 9Laurens County, SC | 69 | 12 | 4.5 | $2.9M | +6.2% | #267 of 1,493 |
| 10Chesterfield County, SC | 68 | 7 | 4.0 | $3.1M | +3.4% | #285 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Cherokee County
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 trades62
- HVAC and plumbing53
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control75
- Landscaping and lawn care73
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Cherokee County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 landscaping and lawn care companies in Cherokee County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Cherokee County, SC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $27.3M a year, or $1,236 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 22,063 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, SC compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Cherokee County has 2.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $4.5M, 55% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 9, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,839 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 58,275 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,063 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $50,288, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Cherokee County scores 73 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #175 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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