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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area
How the Chattanooga, TN-GA 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #61 of 385 scored metro areas
#5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 136
- 5 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 133
- +6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $339.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,469 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 594,530
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Chattanooga metro area spend about $339.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,469 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per company, 15% 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 136 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Chattanooga metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 4%, 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 Chattanooga metro area was 133 in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,739 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Chattanooga metro area.
Population estimates show the Chattanooga metro area grew 5.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Chattanooga metro area is 72 (upper middle), #61 of 385 scored metro areas and #5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Chattanooga metro area compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Chattanooga metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.1M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,739 | 1,419 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.4% | +17.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,469 | $1,445 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $72,161 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 133+6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 986
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1365 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 594,530+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 231,335
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,089 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 276
- Median household income
- $72,161+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,295
- Median home value
- $272,400
- Jobs located here
- 258,793
- Daytime population
- 593,840Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clarksville, TN-KY | 80 | 55 | 4.4 | $3.2M | +8.5% | #14 of 385 |
| 2Cleveland, TN | 76 | 23 | 4.6 | $3M | +6.1% | #31 of 385 |
| 3Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 76 | 445 | 5.4 | $3M | +8.7% | #32 of 385 |
| 4Knoxville, TN | 73 | 181 | 4.8 | $3.1M | +6.9% | #51 of 385 |
| 5Chattanooga, TN-GA | 72 | 136 | 5.9 | $2.5M | +5.3% | #61 of 385 |
| 6Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 71 | 195 | 3.7 | $3.8M | −0.3% | #63 of 385 |
| 7Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 68 | 50 | 3.8 | $3.5M | +2.3% | #85 of 385 |
| 8Morristown, TN | 66 | 25 | 5.2 | $2.6M | +7.9% | #102 of 385 |
| 9Jackson, TN | 59 | 30 | 4.1 | $3.2M | +2.2% | #139 of 385 |
| 10Johnson City, TN | 50 | 56 | 6.3 | $2.1M | +4.3% | #189 of 385 |
Other business types in the Chattanooga 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 trades61
- HVAC and plumbing56
- Electricians73
- Roofing and gutters58
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control76
- Landscaping and lawn care72
- House cleaning83
- Pest control55
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 136 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Chattanooga metro area. 5 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 133 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $339.8M a year, or $1,469 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 136 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 231,335 households in the Chattanooga metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Chattanooga 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 $2.5M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Chattanooga metro area would have about 116, against 136 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,739 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Chattanooga metro area at 594,530 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 231,335 households. Median household income in the Chattanooga metro area is $72,161, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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 Chattanooga metro area scores 72 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #61 of 385 scored metro areas.
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