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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Nelson County, VA
How Nelson 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,286 of 1,493 scored counties
#66 of 68 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,523 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 53% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,920
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Nelson County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #1,286 of 1,493 scored counties and #66 of 68 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Nelson County spend about $9.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,523 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.4M per company, 53% 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 7 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Nelson County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.0, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Nelson County in 2023. That is one for every 530 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Nelson County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Nelson 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 | Nelson County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $3.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 530 | 1,087 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,523 | $1,683 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $72,589 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 98
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Nelson 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 Nelson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,920+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 6,364
- Median age
- 49.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 471 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $72,589+12.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,122
- Median home value
- $321,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,841
- Daytime population
- 12,142Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 66Nelson County, VA | 30 | 7 | 11.0 | $1.4M | +1.2% | #1,286 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Nelson 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Nelson County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 landscaping and lawn care companies in Nelson County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Nelson County, VA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $9.7M a year, or $1,523 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 6,364 households in Nelson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nelson County, VA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Nelson County has 11.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.4M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Nelson County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 530 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Nelson County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Nelson County at 14,920 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,364 households. Median household income in Nelson County is $72,589, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.9%, 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. Nelson County scores 30 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,286 of 1,493 scored counties.
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