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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Columbia, SC metro area
How the Columbia, SC metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #104 of 385 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 202
- 6 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 247
- +2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $485.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,429 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 879,918
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Columbia metro area comes to about $485.4M a year: $1,429 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 202 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.4M per company, 18% 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 202 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Columbia metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Columbia metro area was 247 in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,375 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Columbia metro area.
Population estimates show the Columbia metro area grew 6.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Columbia metro area is 66 (upper middle), #104 of 385 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Columbia metro area 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 | Columbia metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.6M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,375 | 1,109 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.9% | +10.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,429 | $1,441 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $68,359 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 247+2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,747
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $76.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2026 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 166The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Columbia metro 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 Columbia metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 879,918+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 339,601
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,703 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 229
- Median household income
- $68,359+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,243
- Median home value
- $232,400
- Jobs located here
- 410,492
- Daytime population
- 894,123Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Columbia metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 73 | 193 | 5.7 | $2.8M | +10.7% | #53 of 385 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 71 | 575 | 5.3 | $3M | +10.1% | #68 of 385 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 68 | 119 | 5.1 | $2.8M | +4.7% | #89 of 385 |
| 2Columbia, SC | 66 | 202 | 5.9 | $2.4M | +6.0% | #104 of 385 |
| 3Spartanburg, SC | 65 | 77 | 5.4 | $2.6M | +14.3% | #112 of 385 |
| 4Sumter, SC | 64 | 14 | 3.4 | $3.8M | −0.3% | #113 of 385 |
| 5Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 64 | 239 | 6.2 | $2.3M | +9.0% | #117 of 385 |
| 6Florence, SC | 54 | 38 | 4.8 | $2.7M | +0.9% | #158 of 385 |
| 7Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 53 | 67 | 7.0 | $2.3M | +12.0% | #168 of 385 |
| 8Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 46 | 110 | 6.9 | $2M | +20.9% | #212 of 385 |
Other business types in the Columbia metro 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 trades65
- HVAC and plumbing55
- Electricians74
- Roofing and gutters67
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control54
- Landscaping and lawn care66
- House cleaning49
- Pest control41
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Columbia, SC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 202 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Columbia metro area. 6 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 247 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019.
How much do households in the Columbia, SC metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $485.4M a year, or $1,429 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 202 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 339,601 households in the Columbia metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Columbia, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Columbia metro area has 5.9 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.4M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Columbia metro area would have about 166, against 202 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,375 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Columbia, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Columbia metro area at 879,918 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 339,601 households. Median household income in the Columbia metro area is $68,359, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.1%, 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. 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 Columbia metro area scores 66 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #104 of 385 scored metro areas.
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