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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area
How the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, 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 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #117 of 385 scored metro areas
#5 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 239
- 13 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 336
- +9.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $558.1M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,454 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,014,101
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 239 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area. 13 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.2 per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area comes to about $558.1M a year: $1,454 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per company, 20% 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.
Official counts show 336 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area in 2023, up 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,142 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $9.4M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #117 of 385 scored metro areas and #5 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Greenville-Anderson-Greer 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 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.6M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,142 | 1,109 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.8% | +10.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,454 | $1,441 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $71,240 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 336+9.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,054
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $93.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23913 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 191The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $9.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer 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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,014,101+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 383,842
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,710 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 355
- Median household income
- $71,240+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,317
- Median home value
- $264,600
- Jobs located here
- 442,869
- Daytime population
- 979,975Residents 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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer 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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer 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 trades63
- HVAC and plumbing56
- Electricians74
- Roofing and gutters64
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control61
- Landscaping and lawn care64
- House cleaning75
- Pest control46
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area?
The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area has 239 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 336 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 9.8% from 2019.
How much do households in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $558.1M a year, or $1,454 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 239 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 383,842 households in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area has 6.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.3M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area would have about 191, against 239 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,142 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area at 1,014,101 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 383,842 households. The median household income in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area is $71,240 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.8% 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. The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area scores 64 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #117 of 385 scored metro areas.
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