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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Cookeville, TN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Cookeville, TN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #52 of 399 scored small-town markets
#8 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee

Listings
27
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
42
+2.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$76.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,300 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
152,477
+7.6% since 2020

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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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Cookeville area comes to about $76.3M a year: $1,300 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 27 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.8M per company, 3% 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 27 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Cookeville area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 4% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Cookeville area in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,397 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Cookeville area grew 7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Cookeville area is 72 (upper middle), #52 of 399 scored small-town markets and #8 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Cookeville 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Cookeville, TN area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureCookeville areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.64.74.8
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.1M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,3971,4191,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.4%+17.7%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.6%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,300$1,445$1,414
Median household income$55,380$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7272

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
42+2.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
172
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
270 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The 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 the Cookeville 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 Cookeville area

Population, 2025 estimate
152,477+7.6% since 2020
Households
58,693
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,520 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$55,380
Average household income
$75,930
Median home value
$237,000
Jobs located here
55,382
Daytime population
142,620Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Tennessee for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Cookeville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Tennessee

Small-town markets in Tennessee ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Athens, TN9051.9$7.1M+8.2%#1 of 399
2Lawrenceburg, TN8652.9$4.3M+6.2%#6 of 399
3Shelbyville, TN7994.6$3M+9.7%#26 of 399
4Greeneville, TN77113.9$3.3M+5.0%#32 of 399
5Winchester, TN7674.0$3.4M+6.4%#35 of 399
6Crossville, TN76134.6$2.8M+8.0%#37 of 399
7Tullahoma-Manchester, TN74135.0$2.6M+7.3%#43 of 399
8Cookeville, TN72274.6$2.8M+7.6%#52 of 399
9Martin, TN6653.7$3.3M+1.1%#84 of 399
10Lewisburg, TN65107.3$2M+10.5%#92 of 399

Other business types in the Cookeville area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Cookeville, TN area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 27 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Cookeville area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 2.4% from 2019.

How much do households in the Cookeville, TN area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $76.3M a year, or $1,300 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 58,693 households in the Cookeville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Cookeville, TN area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Cookeville area has 4.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.8M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Cookeville area would have about 26, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,397 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Cookeville, TN area growing?

Population estimates put the Cookeville area at 152,477 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 58,693 households. Median household income in the Cookeville area is $55,380, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Cookeville area scores 72 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #52 of 399 scored small-town markets.

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