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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Washington County, VA
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Washington County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #629 of 1,493 scored counties
#38 of 68 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $30.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,370 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,898
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 landscaping and lawn care companies in Washington County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Washington County comes to about $30.3M a year: $1,370 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per company, 3% 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.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Washington County in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 921 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $124K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Washington County.
Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washington County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies, ranking #629 of 1,493 scored counties and #38 of 68 scored counties in Virginia.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.4M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 921 | 1,087 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.1% | +8.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,370 | $1,683 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $64,552 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 24+9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 134
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $124K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,8980.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,112
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 561 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $64,552+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,626
- Median home value
- $214,000
- Jobs located here
- 20,447
- Daytime population
- 52,685Residents 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 |
| 38Washington County, VA | 53 | 10 | 4.5 | $3M | 0.0% | #629 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Washington 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 trades60
- HVAC and plumbing63
- Electricians45
- Roofing and gutters
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control54
- Landscaping and lawn care53
- House cleaning
- Pest control
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Washington County, VA?
Washington County has 10 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 9.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Washington County, VA spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $30.3M a year, or $1,370 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 22,112 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, VA compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Washington County has 4.5 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $3M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 921 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 53,898 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,112 households. The median household income in Washington County is $64,552 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Washington County scores 53 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #629 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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