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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Darlington County, SC
How Darlington 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #635 of 1,493 scored counties
#26 of 33 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 13
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,270 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,888
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 landscaping and lawn care companies in Darlington County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,270 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Darlington County spend about $32.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $2.5M per company, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Darlington County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 1,598 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Darlington County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Darlington County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #635 of 1,493 scored counties and #26 of 33 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Darlington 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 | Darlington County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.6M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,598 | 1,109 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,270 | $1,441 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $48,581 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Darlington 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 Darlington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,888+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 25,561
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 561 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $48,581+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,762
- Median home value
- $158,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,095
- Daytime population
- 56,282Residents 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 Darlington 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 |
| 26Darlington County, SC | 53 | 13 | 5.1 | $2.5M | +0.1% | #635 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Darlington 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 trades60
- HVAC and plumbing52
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control60
- Landscaping and lawn care53
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Darlington County, SC?
There are 13 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Darlington County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Darlington County, SC spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $32.5M a year, or $1,270 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,561 households in Darlington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Darlington County, SC compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Darlington County has 5.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.5M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Darlington County would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,598 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Darlington County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Darlington County at 62,888 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,561 households. The median household income in Darlington County is $48,581 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Darlington County scores 53 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #635 of 1,493 scored counties.
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