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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Chesterfield County, VA
How Chesterfield County, 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 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #88 of 1,493 scored counties
#6 of 68 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 59
- 9 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 136
- +19.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $240.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,719 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 397,148
- +8.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Chesterfield County is 79 (high), #88 of 1,493 scored counties and #6 of 68 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for landscaping and lawn care companies.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 59 landscaping and lawn care companies in Chesterfield County. 9 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
At $1,719 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Chesterfield County spend about $240.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That works out to $4.1M per company, 39% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 136 businesses with payroll in Chesterfield County classed as landscaping services, up 19.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,031 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $630K have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Chesterfield County. Population estimates show Chesterfield County grew 8.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chesterfield 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.
| Measure | Chesterfield County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,031 | 1,087 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.3% | +8.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,719 | $1,683 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $101,931 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 114 → 136+19.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 994
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 599 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 82The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $630K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 397,148+8.7% since 2020
- Households
- 140,155
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 892
- Median household income
- $101,931+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,631
- Median home value
- $366,000
- Jobs located here
- 149,426
- Daytime population
- 346,516Residents 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 Chesterfield County 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 Chesterfield 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 trades71
- HVAC and plumbing75
- Electricians77
- Roofing and gutters68
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control67
- Landscaping and lawn care79
- House cleaning56
- Pest control65
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Chesterfield County, VA?
There are 59 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Chesterfield County as of September 2026. 9 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 136 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 19.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Chesterfield County, VA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $240.9M a year, or $1,719 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 140,155 households in Chesterfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesterfield County, VA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Chesterfield County has 4.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $4.1M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Chesterfield County would have about 82, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,031 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesterfield County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesterfield County at 397,148 people in 2025, up 8.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,155 households. The median household income in Chesterfield County is $101,931 a year, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.4% 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. Chesterfield County scores 79 for landscaping and lawn care companies (high), #88 of 1,493 scored counties.
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