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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Lee County, SC

The landscaping and lawn care companies in Lee County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.2M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,127 a household
Spending per listing
$7.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
15,730
−5.0% since 2020

See the landscaping and lawn care companies around any address in Lee County

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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

Households in Lee County spend about $7.2M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,127 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $7.2M of household spending for each company on map listings. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies.

There is 1 landscaping or lawn care company on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Lee County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,117 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lee County declined 5.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 landscaping or lawn care company on map listings, Lee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lee 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 Lee County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.65.64.8
Spending per listing$7.2M$2.6M$2.9M
Households per official establishment2,1171,1091,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,127$1,441$1,414
Median household income$44,760$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored61

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$776K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,730−5.0% since 2020
Households
6,351
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
410 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$44,760+38.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$56,408
Median home value
$104,600
Jobs located here
3,773
Daytime population
12,067Residents 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 Lee 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
Lee County, SCNot scored11.6$7.2M−5.0%

Other business types in Lee 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 Lee County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 landscaping or lawn care company in Lee County. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $7.2M a year, or $1,127 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 landscaping or lawn care company on map listings, it comes to $7.2M 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 6,351 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lee County has 1 landscaping or lawn care company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Lee County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,117 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Lee County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 15,730 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,351 households. Median household income in Lee County is $44,760, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.3%, 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. Lee County has no market score for landscaping and lawn care companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lee County. It maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Lee County

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