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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #85 of 385 scored metro areas
#7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 50
- 4 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 83
- +9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $173.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,327 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 314,834
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area comes to about $173.7M a year: $1,327 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 50 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $3.5M per company, 19% above 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 50 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 8%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,578 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $124K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Kingsport-Bristol metro area scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #85 of 385 scored metro areas and #7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Kingsport-Bristol 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 | Kingsport-Bristol metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.1M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,578 | 1,419 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.7% | +17.7% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,327 | $1,445 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $57,792 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83+9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 621
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 504 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $124K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Kingsport-Bristol 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 Kingsport-Bristol metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 314,834+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 130,939
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,011 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $57,792+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,119
- Median home value
- $198,400
- Jobs located here
- 120,004
- Daytime population
- 304,648Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Kingsport-Bristol metro area marked.
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 Kingsport-Bristol 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 trades65
- HVAC and plumbing64
- Electricians59
- Roofing and gutters57
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control70
- Landscaping and lawn care68
- House cleaning56
- Pest control69
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 50 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019.
How much do households in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $173.7M a year, or $1,327 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 130,939 households in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Kingsport-Bristol metro area has 3.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.5M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Kingsport-Bristol metro area would have about 59, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,578 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kingsport-Bristol metro area at 314,834 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 130,939 households. Median household income in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area is $57,792, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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 Kingsport-Bristol metro area scores 68 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #85 of 385 scored metro areas.
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