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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Roanoke, VA metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Roanoke, VA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #197 of 385 scored metro areas
#6 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia

Listings
73
5 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
140
+27.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$188M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,430 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.6
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
316,547
+0.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 73 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Roanoke metro area. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 7%, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 5.6 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

At $1,430 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Roanoke metro area spend about $188M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 73 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $2.6M per company, 12% 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.

Official counts show 140 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Roanoke metro area in 2023, up 27.3% from 2019. That is one for every 939 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $8,000 has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Roanoke metro area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Roanoke metro area grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Roanoke metro area is 48 (lower middle), #197 of 385 scored metro areas and #6 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.

How the Roanoke 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Roanoke, VA metro area compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRoanoke metro areaVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.65.04.8
Spending per listing$2.6M$3.4M$2.9M
Households per official establishment9391,0871,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+27.3%+8.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,430$1,683$1,414
Median household income$68,761$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4868

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
140+27.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,174
Annual payroll, 2023
$92.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
735 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$8,000

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Roanoke 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 Roanoke metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
316,547+0.4% since 2020
Households
131,510
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,868 sq. mi.
People per square mile
169
Median household income
$68,761+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,709
Median home value
$251,400
Jobs located here
158,052
Daytime population
332,123Residents 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 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 Roanoke metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Virginia

Metro areas in Virginia ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV821,0244.3$4.5M+3.3%#12 of 385
1Richmond, VA742304.3$3.7M+5.5%#44 of 385
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA68503.8$3.5M+2.3%#85 of 385
2Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC653394.8$3.2M+0.9%#110 of 385
3Winchester, VA-WV64366.5$2.4M+6.5%#116 of 385
4Harrisonburg, VA57306.0$2.4M+3.5%#148 of 385
5Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA51365.1$2.7M−0.1%#179 of 385
6Roanoke, VA48735.6$2.6M+0.4%#197 of 385
7Charlottesville, VA42778.5$2M+3.1%#238 of 385
8Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA40356.7$2.1M+3.2%#255 of 385

Other business types in the Roanoke metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Roanoke, VA metro area?

The Roanoke metro area has 73 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 140 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 27.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Roanoke, VA metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $188M a year, or $1,430 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 131,510 households in the Roanoke metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Roanoke, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Roanoke metro area has 5.6 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.6M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Roanoke metro area would have about 64, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 939 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Roanoke, VA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Roanoke metro area at 316,547 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 131,510 households. The median household income in the Roanoke metro area is $68,761 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. The Roanoke metro area scores 48 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #197 of 385 scored metro areas.

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