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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Bell County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #46 of 1,493 scored counties
#28 of 86 scored counties in Texas

Listings
52
3 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
69
+15.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$198M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,391 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
30% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
402,248
+8.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Bell County is 83 (high), #46 of 1,493 scored counties and #28 of 86 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for landscaping and lawn care companies.

As of September 2026, map listings count 52 landscaping and lawn care companies in Bell County. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Households in Bell County spend about $198M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,391 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each company on map listings, 30% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Bell County was 69 in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,062 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $175K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Bell County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bell County grew 8.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bell County compares

The same measures for Texas 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 Bell County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBell CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.73.74.8
Spending per listing$3.8M$4.2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment2,0621,9741,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.0%+10.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,391$1,545$1,414
Median household income$68,865$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score8391

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
60 → 69+15.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
531
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
523 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$175K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Bell 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 Bell County

Population, 2025 estimate
402,248+8.0% since 2020
Households
142,305
Median age
34.0
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,054 sq. mi.
People per square mile
367
Median household income
$68,865+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,513
Median home value
$241,000
Jobs located here
118,827
Daytime population
363,152Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Texas, with Bell County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fort Bend County, TX97812.8$6.6M+17.4%#1 of 1,493
2Brazoria County, TX96413.1$5.6M+12.2%#2 of 1,493
3Kaufman County, TX91163.1$5M+42.2%#3 of 1,493
4Midland County, TX90233.4$4.9M+10.0%#4 of 1,493
5Harris County, TX905693.2$4.7M+6.6%#5 of 1,493
6Denton County, TX901534.2$4.3M+16.9%#6 of 1,493
7Collin County, TX902064.9$3.8M+20.6%#7 of 1,493
8Ector County, TX89121.9$7.8M+5.0%#9 of 1,493
9Galveston County, TX89513.6$4.4M+5.9%#12 of 1,493
10Wise County, TX89124.8$3.4M+21.5%#13 of 1,493
28Bell County, TX83523.7$3.8M+8.0%#46 of 1,493

Other business types in Bell 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 Bell County, TX?

Bell County has 52 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019.

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

About $198M a year, or $1,391 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 142,305 households in Bell County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bell County has 3.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3.8M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Bell County would have about 68, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,062 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Bell County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Bell County at 402,248 people in 2025, up 8.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,305 households. The median household income in Bell County is $68,865 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Bell County scores 83 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #46 of 1,493 scored counties.

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