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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Elkins, WV area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Elkins, WV area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.7M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,285 a household
Spending per listing
$4.6M
56% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.8
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,882
−3.6% 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 3 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Elkins area. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.

Households in the Elkins area spend about $13.7M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,285 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $4.6M per company, 56% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Elkins area was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 2,136 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Elkins area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, the Elkins area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Elkins area compares

The same measures for West 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 Elkins, WV area compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureElkins areaWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.82.94.8
Spending per listing$4.6M$4.5M$2.9M
Households per official establishment2,1361,8131,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.9%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,285$1,335$1,414
Median household income$52,757$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored64

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$342K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
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 the Elkins 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 Elkins area

Population, 2025 estimate
26,882−3.6% since 2020
Households
10,678
Median age
44.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,040 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$52,757+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,437
Median home value
$144,800
Jobs located here
10,659
Daytime population
26,808Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in West Virginia for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Elkins area marked.

Top small-town markets in West Virginia

Small-town markets in West Virginia ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Bluefield, WV-VA68123.0$4.2M−3.8%#72 of 399
Cumberland, MD-WV62174.4$3M−1.3%#109 of 399
2Clarksburg, WV59133.7$3.7M−2.4%#124 of 399
Elkins, WVNot scored32.8$4.6M−3.6%

Other business types in the Elkins 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 Elkins, WV area?

The Elkins area has 3 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

How much do households in the Elkins, WV area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $13.7M a year, or $1,285 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 10,678 households in the Elkins area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Elkins, WV area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Elkins area has 2.8 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $4.6M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Elkins area would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,136 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is the Elkins, WV area growing?

Population estimates put the Elkins area at 26,882 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,678 households. The median household income in the Elkins area is $52,757 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Elkins area has no market score for landscaping and lawn care companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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