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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Rusk County, TX
How Rusk County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #29 of 1,493 scored counties
#21 of 86 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.4M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,407 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- 73% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,854
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Rusk County is 86 (high), #29 of 1,493 scored counties and #21 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 5 landscaping and lawn care companies in Rusk County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Rusk County spend about $25.4M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,407 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $5.1M per company, 73% 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 Rusk County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 3,005 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Rusk County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Rusk 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 | Rusk County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $4.2M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,005 | 1,974 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,407 | $1,545 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $68,658 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 91 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $858K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Rusk 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 Rusk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,854+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 18,027
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 924 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $68,658+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,041
- Median home value
- $171,300
- Jobs located here
- 12,491
- Daytime population
- 43,759Residents 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 |
| 21Rusk County, TX | 86 | 5 | 2.8 | $5.1M | +5.0% | #29 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Rusk 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 trades69
- HVAC and plumbing71
- Electricians63
- Roofing and gutters67
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control83
- Landscaping and lawn care86
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Rusk County, TX?
Rusk County has 5 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 6 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Rusk County, TX spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $25.4M a year, or $1,407 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 18,027 households in Rusk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rusk County, TX compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Rusk County has 2.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $5.1M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Rusk County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,005 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Rusk County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Rusk County at 54,854 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,027 households. The median household income in Rusk County is $68,658 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Rusk County scores 86 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #29 of 1,493 scored counties.
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