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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Alexandria city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Alexandria city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #25 of 1,493 scored counties
#2 of 68 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $143.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,889 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.4M
- 4.9 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 73% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,662
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Alexandria city is 86 (high), #25 of 1,493 scored counties and #2 of 68 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for landscaping and lawn care companies.
Households in Alexandria city spend about $143.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,889 per household, 34% above the U.S. average. That works out to $14.4M per company, 4.9 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 10 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Alexandria city as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Alexandria city classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 6,341 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $515K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Alexandria city. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Alexandria city grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Alexandria city compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Alexandria city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $14.4M | $3.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,341 | 1,087 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,889 | $1,683 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $119,681 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 218
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $515K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Alexandria city, 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 Alexandria city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,662+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 76,096
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 42%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.3
- Land area
- 15 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10,509
- Median household income
- $119,681+18.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $161,240
- Median home value
- $735,100
- Jobs located here
- 79,808
- Daytime population
- 161,123Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Alexandria city marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arlington County, VA | 89 | 19 | 1.7 | $12M | +2.1% | #8 of 1,493 |
| 2Alexandria city, VA | 86 | 10 | 1.3 | $14.4M | +1.0% | #25 of 1,493 |
| 3Richmond city, VA | 86 | 30 | 2.9 | $5M | +4.6% | #30 of 1,493 |
| 4Fairfax County, VA | 81 | 167 | 4.0 | $5.3M | +1.7% | #59 of 1,493 |
| 5Henrico County, VA | 79 | 45 | 3.3 | $5M | +2.3% | #85 of 1,493 |
| 6Chesterfield County, VA | 79 | 59 | 4.2 | $4.1M | +8.7% | #88 of 1,493 |
| 7Suffolk city, VA | 79 | 17 | 4.5 | $3.6M | +10.4% | #92 of 1,493 |
| 8Stafford County, VA | 78 | 33 | 6.3 | $3.2M | +8.3% | #104 of 1,493 |
| 9Fredericksburg city, VA | 76 | 7 | 6.0 | $2.7M | +8.6% | #130 of 1,493 |
| 10Prince William County, VA | 73 | 83 | 5.3 | $3.7M | +4.2% | #178 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Alexandria city
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 trades87
- HVAC and plumbing87
- Electricians86
- Roofing and gutters84
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control82
- Landscaping and lawn care86
- House cleaning54
- Pest control79
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Alexandria city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 landscaping and lawn care companies in Alexandria city. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Alexandria city, VA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $143.7M a year, or $1,889 per household. That is 34% above the U.S. average (an index of 134, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $14.4M 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 76,096 households in Alexandria city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alexandria city, VA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Alexandria city has 1.3 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 73% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $14.4M, 4.9 times the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Alexandria city would have about 49, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,341 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Alexandria city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Alexandria city at 160,662 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,096 households. Median household income in Alexandria city is $119,681, 48% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.6%, 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. Alexandria city scores 86 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #25 of 1,493 scored counties.
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