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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Charlottesville, VA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Charlottesville, VA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #238 of 385 scored metro areas
#7 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 77
- 4 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 116
- +4.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $151.6M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,677 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 77% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 228,597
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in the Charlottesville metro area comes to about $151.6M a year: $1,677 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each company on map listings, 33% below 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 77 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Charlottesville metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.5, 77% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 116 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Charlottesville metro area in 2023, up 4.5% from 2019. That is one for every 780 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Charlottesville metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Charlottesville metro area grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Charlottesville metro area is 42 (lower middle), #238 of 385 scored metro areas and #7 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Charlottesville metro area 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 metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 780 | 1,087 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.5% | +8.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,677 | $1,683 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $93,598 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 116+4.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 757
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 774 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Charlottesville metro area, 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 the Charlottesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 228,597+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 90,452
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,644 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 136
- Median household income
- $93,598+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $130,972
- Median home value
- $430,300
- Jobs located here
- 108,968
- Daytime population
- 237,767Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Charlottesville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 82 | 1,024 | 4.3 | $4.5M | +3.3% | #12 of 385 |
| 1Richmond, VA | 74 | 230 | 4.3 | $3.7M | +5.5% | #44 of 385 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 68 | 50 | 3.8 | $3.5M | +2.3% | #85 of 385 |
| 2Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 65 | 339 | 4.8 | $3.2M | +0.9% | #110 of 385 |
| 3Winchester, VA-WV | 64 | 36 | 6.5 | $2.4M | +6.5% | #116 of 385 |
| 4Harrisonburg, VA | 57 | 30 | 6.0 | $2.4M | +3.5% | #148 of 385 |
| 5Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 51 | 36 | 5.1 | $2.7M | −0.1% | #179 of 385 |
| 6Roanoke, VA | 48 | 73 | 5.6 | $2.6M | +0.4% | #197 of 385 |
| 7Charlottesville, VA | 42 | 77 | 8.5 | $2M | +3.1% | #238 of 385 |
| 8Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 40 | 35 | 6.7 | $2.1M | +3.2% | #255 of 385 |
Other business types in the Charlottesville metro area
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 trades76
- HVAC and plumbing73
- Electricians73
- Roofing and gutters82
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control49
- Landscaping and lawn care42
- House cleaning65
- Pest control67
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Charlottesville, VA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 77 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Charlottesville metro area. 4 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 116 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 4.5% from 2019.
How much do households in the Charlottesville, VA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $151.6M a year, or $1,677 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 90,452 households in the Charlottesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Charlottesville, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
The Charlottesville metro area has 8.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 77% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Charlottesville metro area would have about 52, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 780 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Charlottesville, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Charlottesville metro area at 228,597 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,452 households. Median household income in the Charlottesville metro area is $93,598, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. The Charlottesville metro area scores 42 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #238 of 385 scored metro areas.
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