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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Wood County, WV
The landscaping and lawn care companies in Wood County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #272 of 1,493 scored counties
#4 of 13 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $47.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,320 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.9M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,385
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 landscaping and lawn care companies in Wood County. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 4.8.
Households in Wood County spend about $47.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,320 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.9M of household spending for each company on map listings, twice 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 18 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in Wood County in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,991 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Wood County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For landscaping and lawn care companies, Wood County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #272 of 1,493 scored counties and #4 of 13 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Wood County 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.
| Measure | Wood County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.8 |
| Spending per listing | $5.9M | $4.5M | $2.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,991 | 1,813 | 1,095 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | +15.9% | +9.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,320 | $1,335 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $57,810 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 18−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 186
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Wood 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 Wood County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,385−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 35,836
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $57,810+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,213
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 37,360
- Daytime population
- 85,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, WV | 82 | 25 | 4.9 | $3M | +13.7% | #56 of 1,493 |
| 2Monongalia County, WV | 72 | 20 | 4.5 | $3.2M | +2.0% | #201 of 1,493 |
| 3Ohio County, WV | 69 | 5 | 2.7 | $5M | −4.4% | #260 of 1,493 |
| 4Wood County, WV | 68 | 8 | 2.2 | $5.9M | −2.1% | #272 of 1,493 |
| 5Kanawha County, WV | 66 | 27 | 3.5 | $3.8M | −4.3% | #321 of 1,493 |
| 6Mercer County, WV | 63 | 8 | 3.3 | $3.9M | −3.4% | #393 of 1,493 |
| 7Cabell County, WV | 61 | 16 | 4.1 | $3.2M | −3.2% | #443 of 1,493 |
| 8Jefferson County, WV | 60 | 18 | 7.9 | $2.1M | +9.2% | #478 of 1,493 |
| 9Harrison County, WV | 58 | 8 | 3.0 | $4.5M | −2.5% | #497 of 1,493 |
| 10Raleigh County, WV | 57 | 8 | 2.8 | $4.5M | −3.5% | #519 of 1,493 |
Other business types in Wood 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 trades54
- HVAC and plumbing59
- Electricians
- Roofing and gutters34
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control65
- Landscaping and lawn care68
- House cleaning65
- Pest control36
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Wood County, WV?
There are 8 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Wood County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Wood County, WV spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $47.3M a year, or $1,320 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 35,836 households in Wood County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wood County, WV compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?
Wood County has 2.2 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $5.9M, twice the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Wood County would have about 16, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,991 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Wood County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Wood County at 82,385 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,836 households. The median household income in Wood County is $57,810 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Wood County scores 68 for landscaping and lawn care companies (upper middle), #272 of 1,493 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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