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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Hood County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Hood County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #161 of 1,493 scored counties
#49 of 86 scored counties in Texas

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
23
+9.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$40.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,573 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.5
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,501
+13.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 landscaping and lawn care companies in Hood County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Hood County comes to about $40.1M a year: $1,573 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 14 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.9M per company, 2% below 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 23 businesses with payroll in Hood County classed as landscaping services, up 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,110 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $119K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Hood County.

Population estimates put the population change in Hood County from 2020 to 2025 at +13.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hood County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #161 of 1,493 scored counties and #49 of 86 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Hood 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 Hood County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureHood CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.53.74.8
Spending per listing$2.9M$4.2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,1101,9741,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.5%+10.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,573$1,545$1,414
Median household income$88,160$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score7491

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 23+9.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
151
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$119K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
70,501+13.6% since 2020
Households
25,523
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
421 sq. mi.
People per square mile
157
Median household income
$88,160+37.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,661
Median home value
$306,400
Jobs located here
16,556
Daytime population
53,520Residents 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 Hood 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
49Hood County, TX74145.5$2.9M+13.6%#161 of 1,493

Other business types in Hood 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 Hood County, TX?

Hood County has 14 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019.

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

About $40.1M a year, or $1,573 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 25,523 households in Hood County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hood County has 5.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.9M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,110 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Hood County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Hood County at 70,501 people in 2025, up 13.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,523 households. The median household income in Hood County is $88,160 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.7% 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. Hood County scores 74 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #161 of 1,493 scored counties.

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