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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area

How the Corpus Christi, TX 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #43 of 385 scored metro areas
#15 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas

Listings
62
4 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
87
+31.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$239.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,415 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
451,191
+1.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 62 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Corpus Christi metro area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 6%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 23% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Households in the Corpus Christi metro area spend about $239.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,415 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per company, 32% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 87 businesses with payroll in the Corpus Christi metro area classed as landscaping services, up 31.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,942 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $388K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Corpus Christi metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Corpus Christi metro area grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Corpus Christi metro area has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #43 of 385 scored metro areas and #15 of 25 scored metro areas based in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Corpus Christi metro area 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 Corpus Christi, TX metro area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureCorpus Christi metro areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.73.74.8
Spending per listing$3.9M$4.2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,9421,9741,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+31.8%+10.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,415$1,545$1,414
Median household income$67,453$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7491

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
87+31.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
848
Annual payroll, 2023
$35.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
624 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
82The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$388K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Corpus Christi 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 Corpus Christi metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
451,191+1.1% since 2020
Households
168,972
Median age
38.4
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,785 sq. mi.
People per square mile
251
Median household income
$67,453
Average household income
$90,916
Median home value
$210,400
Jobs located here
180,865
Daytime population
440,499Residents 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 metro areas in Texas for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Corpus Christi metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Texas

Metro areas in Texas ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX949303.5$4.6M+10.3%#1 of 385
2Midland, TX92233.3$5.1M+9.8%#2 of 385
3Odessa, TX90121.9$7.8M+5.0%#3 of 385
4San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX903473.6$4.2M+9.5%#4 of 385
5Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX901,2104.2$3.9M+10.6%#5 of 385
6Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX894494.5$3.8M+14.0%#7 of 385
7Laredo, TX8591.1$12.1M+5.2%#8 of 385
8Killeen-Temple, TX85613.4$4.1M+7.2%#9 of 385
9McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX83331.2$10.5M+5.6%#10 of 385
10Brownsville-Harlingen, TX77181.3$9.7M+3.0%#18 of 385
15Corpus Christi, TX74623.7$3.9M+1.1%#43 of 385

Other business types in the Corpus Christi metro 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 Corpus Christi, TX metro area?

The Corpus Christi metro area has 62 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 87 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 31.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $239.1M a year, or $1,415 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 168,972 households in the Corpus Christi metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Corpus Christi, TX metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Corpus Christi metro area 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 $3.9M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Corpus Christi metro area would have about 82, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,942 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Corpus Christi, TX metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Corpus Christi metro area at 451,191 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,972 households. The median household income in the Corpus Christi metro area is $67,453 a year, 16% 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. 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 Corpus Christi metro area scores 74 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #43 of 385 scored metro areas.

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