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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Caroline County, VA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,566 a household
Spending per listing
$6.3M
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
48% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,413
+11.3% 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

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Caroline County comes to about $18.8M a year: $1,566 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $6.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 2.1 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 3 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Caroline County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 48% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Caroline County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 922 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $724K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Caroline County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Caroline County grew 11.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, Caroline County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Caroline County 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Caroline County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCaroline CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.55.04.8
Spending per listing$6.3M$3.4M$2.9M
Households per official establishment9221,0871,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.3%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,566$1,683$1,414
Median household income$87,407$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored68

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 13
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$724K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
34,413+11.3% since 2020
Households
11,988
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
527 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$87,407+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,835
Median home value
$307,700
Jobs located here
6,321
Daytime population
20,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Caroline County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Arlington County, VA89191.7$12M+2.1%#8 of 1,493
2Alexandria city, VA86101.3$14.4M+1.0%#25 of 1,493
3Richmond city, VA86302.9$5M+4.6%#30 of 1,493
4Fairfax County, VA811674.0$5.3M+1.7%#59 of 1,493
5Henrico County, VA79453.3$5M+2.3%#85 of 1,493
6Chesterfield County, VA79594.2$4.1M+8.7%#88 of 1,493
7Suffolk city, VA79174.5$3.6M+10.4%#92 of 1,493
8Stafford County, VA78336.3$3.2M+8.3%#104 of 1,493
9Fredericksburg city, VA7676.0$2.7M+8.6%#130 of 1,493
10Prince William County, VA73835.3$3.7M+4.2%#178 of 1,493
Caroline County, VANot scored32.5$6.3M+11.3%

Other business types in Caroline 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 Caroline County, VA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 landscaping and lawn care companies in Caroline County. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

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

About $18.8M a year, or $1,566 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 11,988 households in Caroline County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Caroline County has 2.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $6.3M, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Caroline County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 922 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Caroline County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Caroline County at 34,413 people in 2025, up 11.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,988 households. Median household income in Caroline County is $87,407, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Caroline County has no market score for landscaping and lawn care companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Caroline County. It maps the landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Caroline County

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