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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Hidalgo County, TX
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Hidalgo County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #36 of 1,493 scored counties
#24 of 86 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 33
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $345.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,278 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.5M
- 3.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 75% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Hidalgo County scores 84 (high) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #36 of 1,493 scored counties and #24 of 86 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for landscaping and lawn care companies.
At $1,278 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Hidalgo County spend about $345.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 33 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $10.5M per company, 3.6 times 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 33 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Hidalgo County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 1.2 for every 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in Hidalgo County classed as landscaping services, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 7,506 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Hidalgo County. Population estimates show Hidalgo County grew 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hidalgo 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.
| Measure | Hidalgo County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $10.5M | $4.2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,506 | 1,974 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | +10.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,278 | $1,545 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 91 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42 → 36−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 223
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 331 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 118The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fort Bend County, TX | 97 | 81 | 2.8 | $6.6M | +17.4% | #1 of 1,493 |
| 2Brazoria County, TX | 96 | 41 | 3.1 | $5.6M | +12.2% | #2 of 1,493 |
| 3Kaufman County, TX | 91 | 16 | 3.1 | $5M | +42.2% | #3 of 1,493 |
| 4Midland County, TX | 90 | 23 | 3.4 | $4.9M | +10.0% | #4 of 1,493 |
| 5Harris County, TX | 90 | 569 | 3.2 | $4.7M | +6.6% | #5 of 1,493 |
| 6Denton County, TX | 90 | 153 | 4.2 | $4.3M | +16.9% | #6 of 1,493 |
| 7Collin County, TX | 90 | 206 | 4.9 | $3.8M | +20.6% | #7 of 1,493 |
| 8Ector County, TX | 89 | 12 | 1.9 | $7.8M | +5.0% | #9 of 1,493 |
| 9Galveston County, TX | 89 | 51 | 3.6 | $4.4M | +5.9% | #12 of 1,493 |
| 10Wise County, TX | 89 | 12 | 4.8 | $3.4M | +21.5% | #13 of 1,493 |
| 24Hidalgo County, TX | 84 | 33 | 1.2 | $10.5M | +5.6% | #36 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Hidalgo County
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 trades71
- HVAC and plumbing69
- Electricians75
- Roofing and gutters70
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control84
- Landscaping and lawn care84
- House cleaning81
- Pest control71
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Hidalgo County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 landscaping and lawn care companies in Hidalgo County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $345.4M a year, or $1,278 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $10.5M 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 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Hidalgo County has 1.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 75% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $10.5M, 3.6 times the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 118, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,506 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% 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. Hidalgo County scores 84 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #36 of 1,493 scored counties.
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