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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #255 of 385 scored metro areas
#8 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia

Listings
35
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
67
+28.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$74.1M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,418 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.7
40% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
129,692
+3.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 6.7 for every 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

At $1,418 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area spend about $74.1M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each company on map listings, 28% 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 the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area was 67 in 2023, up 28.9% from 2019. That is one for every 780 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #255 of 385 scored metro areas and #8 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.

How the Staunton-Stuarts Draft 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureStaunton-Stuarts Draft metro areaVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.75.04.8
Spending per listing$2.1M$3.4M$2.9M
Households per official establishment7801,0871,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+28.9%+8.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,418$1,683$1,414
Median household income$73,544$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4068

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
67+28.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
343
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
351 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 the Staunton-Stuarts Draft 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
129,692+3.2% since 2020
Households
52,233
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,002 sq. mi.
People per square mile
127
Median household income
$73,544+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,893
Median home value
$284,500
Jobs located here
51,901
Daytime population
117,298Residents 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area

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Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area?

There are 35 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 28.9% from 2019.

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

About $74.1M a year, or $1,418 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 52,233 households in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area has 6.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.1M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area would have about 25, against 35 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 28.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area at 129,692 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,233 households. The median household income in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area is $73,544 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. The Staunton-Stuarts Draft metro area scores 40 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #255 of 385 scored metro areas.

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