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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Charlottesville city, VA
How Charlottesville city, VA 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,138 of 1,493 scored counties
#64 of 68 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 25
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.8M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,552 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 58% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,388
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Charlottesville city is 36 (lower middle), #1,138 of 1,493 scored counties and #64 of 68 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 landscaping and lawn care companies in Charlottesville city. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 12.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Charlottesville city spend about $30.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,552 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. Spread across 25 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.2M per company, 58% 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 15 businesses with payroll in Charlottesville city classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 1,321 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Charlottesville city declined 4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Charlottesville 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 | Charlottesville city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $3.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,321 | 1,087 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,552 | $1,683 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $74,824 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 100
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 250 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Charlottesville 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 Charlottesville city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,388−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 19,815
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 44%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 10 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,435
- Median household income
- $74,824+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,430
- Median home value
- $486,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,763
- Daytime population
- 63,939Residents 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 Charlottesville 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 |
| 64Charlottesville city, VA | 36 | 25 | 12.6 | $1.2M | −4.4% | #1,138 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Charlottesville 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 trades42
- HVAC and plumbing38
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters49
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control29
- Landscaping and lawn care36
- House cleaning33
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Charlottesville city, VA?
There are 25 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Charlottesville city as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Charlottesville city, VA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $30.8M a year, or $1,552 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 19,815 households in Charlottesville city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charlottesville city, VA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Charlottesville city has 12.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.2M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Charlottesville city would have about 11, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,321 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Charlottesville city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Charlottesville city at 44,388 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,815 households. The median household income in Charlottesville city is $74,824 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. Charlottesville city scores 36 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,138 of 1,493 scored counties.
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