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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Salem city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in Salem city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #849 of 1,493 scored counties
#47 of 68 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.9M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,450 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,816
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 landscaping and lawn care companies in Salem city. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.8, twice the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Salem city spend about $14.9M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,450 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per company, 49% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Salem city was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,465 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Salem city from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Salem city scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #849 of 1,493 scored counties and #47 of 68 scored counties in Virginia.
How Salem 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 | Salem city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $3.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,465 | 1,087 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,450 | $1,683 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $66,725 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Salem 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 Salem city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,816+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,256
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 15 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,765
- Median household income
- $66,725+16.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,247
- Median home value
- $258,600
- Jobs located here
- 21,974
- Daytime population
- 36,320Residents 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 Salem 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 |
| 47Salem city, VA | 46 | 10 | 9.8 | $1.5M | +1.7% | #849 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Salem 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 trades37
- HVAC and plumbing29
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control47
- Landscaping and lawn care46
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Salem city, VA?
Salem city has 10 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.
How much do households in Salem city, VA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $14.9M a year, or $1,450 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 10,256 households in Salem city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salem city, VA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Salem city has 9.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.5M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Salem city would have about 5, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,465 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
How fast is Salem city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Salem city at 25,816 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,256 households. The median household income in Salem city is $66,725 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.7% 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. Salem city scores 46 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #849 of 1,493 scored counties.
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