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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Colleton County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Colleton County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #631 of 1,493 scored counties
#25 of 33 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$21M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,281 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,382
+2.2% 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

At $1,281 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Colleton County spend about $21M 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 8 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Colleton County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Colleton County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,094 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Colleton County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, Colleton County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #631 of 1,493 scored counties and #25 of 33 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Colleton 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 Colleton County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureColleton CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.95.64.8
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.6M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,0941,1091,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,281$1,441$1,414
Median household income$51,114$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score5361

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 15
Employees, 2023
67
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.8M
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
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 Colleton 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 Colleton County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,382+2.2% since 2020
Households
16,408
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,057 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$51,114+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,687
Median home value
$162,500
Jobs located here
9,831
Daytime population
32,639Residents 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 Colleton 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
25Colleton County, SC5384.9$2.6M+2.2%#631 of 1,493

Other business types in Colleton 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 Colleton County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 landscaping and lawn care companies in Colleton County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $21M a year, or $1,281 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 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 16,408 households in Colleton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Colleton County has 4.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2% 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, Colleton County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,094 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Colleton County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Colleton County at 39,382 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,408 households. Median household income in Colleton County is $51,114, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Colleton County scores 53 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #631 of 1,493 scored counties.

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