Market rankings · Louisiana

Lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Louisiana

Markets across Louisiana ranked by the Groundwork market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 1,246; 85 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments: 1,990; +8.7% since 2019
Household spending a year: $2.5B; On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
Listings per 10k households: 6.9; 18% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $2M; 19% above the U.S.
Rank among states: #18 of 51; Market score 61 · Upper middle

A site report maps the lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings around any address in Louisiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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 1,246 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Louisiana. Of those, 85 are chain locations, or 7%, against 7% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.9, 18% below the U.S. rate of 8.4.

Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Louisiana comes to about $2.5B a year: $1,374 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per company, 19% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M.

In 2023, official counts showed 1,990 businesses with payroll in Louisiana classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services, up 8.7% from 2019. That is one for every 907 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 8.4% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 45 SBA-backed loans worth $15.1M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Louisiana.

Among the 50 states and DC, Louisiana ranks #18 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Hammond metro area scores highest (82). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the DeRidder area scores highest (75).

Every market in Louisiana for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Louisiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Louisiana, ranked for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Hammond, LA	82	31	6.0	$2.2M	+5.8%	#12 of 387
2Baton Rouge, LA	72	263	7.9	$1.8M	+2.1%	#45 of 387
3Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	69	34	4.3	$3.2M	−3.5%	#65 of 387
4New Orleans-Metairie, LA	68	253	6.3	$2.2M	−3.4%	#75 of 387
5Lake Charles, LA	67	60	6.5	$2.2M	−3.8%	#78 of 387
6Lafayette, LA	66	132	8.0	$1.7M	+3.8%	#91 of 387
7Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	65	118	11.2	$1.4M	+5.3%	#99 of 387
8Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	59	116	7.4	$1.8M	−2.3%	#123 of 387
9Monroe, LA	50	63	7.2	$1.8M	−1.9%	#176 of 387
10Alexandria, LA	42	62	11.0	$1.2M	−2.5%	#248 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Louisiana, ranked for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1DeRidder, LA	75	9	6.5	$2.1M	+0.2%	#42 of 481
2Bogalusa, LA	71	8	4.5	$2.7M	−0.9%	#56 of 481
Natchez, MS-LA	69	9	4.3	$2.7M	−0.9%	#67 of 481
3Morgan City, LA	67	6	3.2	$3.8M	−5.3%	#79 of 481
4Opelousas, LA	67	11	3.4	$3.5M	−1.9%	#81 of 481
5New Iberia, LA	64	14	5.2	$2.5M	−4.6%	#105 of 481
6Minden, LA	56	8	5.6	$2.1M	−5.2%	#176 of 481
7Natchitoches, LA	55	11	7.6	$1.6M	−3.5%	#191 of 481
8Ruston, LA	46	14	7.6	$1.6M	+0.1%	#270 of 481

Counties

Counties in Louisiana, ranked for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Tangipahoa Parish, LA	79	31	6.0	$2.2M	+5.8%	#81 of 1,771
2St. Bernard Parish, LA	77	10	6.2	$2.2M	+4.1%	#99 of 1,771
3Ascension Parish, LA	77	37	7.8	$2.1M	+6.4%	#101 of 1,771
4Livingston Parish, LA	75	42	7.8	$1.9M	+8.5%	#137 of 1,771
5Bossier Parish, LA	74	32	6.3	$2.3M	+2.5%	#149 of 1,771
6Lafourche Parish, LA	72	11	2.9	$4.7M	−2.0%	#181 of 1,771
7Beauregard Parish, LA	72	9	6.5	$2.1M	+0.2%	#199 of 1,771
8Orleans Parish, LA	70	70	4.5	$3.1M	−5.5%	#222 of 1,771
9Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	69	5	6.0	$2.3M	−5.6%	#247 of 1,771
10Vermilion Parish, LA	68	10	4.6	$2.8M	+1.3%	#263 of 1,771
11Washington Parish, LA	67	8	4.5	$2.7M	−0.9%	#278 of 1,771
12Iberville Parish, LA	65	5	4.4	$3M	−1.6%	#328 of 1,771
13St. Mary Parish, LA	64	6	3.2	$3.8M	−5.3%	#354 of 1,771
14St. Landry Parish, LA	64	11	3.4	$3.5M	−1.9%	#357 of 1,771
15St. Martin Parish, LA	63	12	6.1	$2.1M	−1.0%	#388 of 1,771
16Avoyelles Parish, LA	62	5	3.5	$3.4M	−4.3%	#407 of 1,771
17Iberia Parish, LA	62	14	5.2	$2.5M	−4.6%	#413 of 1,771
18Acadia Parish, LA	60	13	5.9	$2.1M	−0.8%	#489 of 1,771
19St. Tammany Parish, LA	60	118	11.2	$1.4M	+5.3%	#515 of 1,771
20Terrebonne Parish, LA	59	23	5.5	$2.5M	−4.8%	#523 of 1,771
21St. Charles Parish, LA	59	13	7.0	$2.2M	−3.7%	#525 of 1,771
22Calcasieu Parish, LA	59	56	7.2	$2M	−3.7%	#528 of 1,771
23Lafayette Parish, LA	56	97	9.6	$1.5M	+6.5%	#656 of 1,771
24Webster Parish, LA	55	8	5.6	$2.1M	−5.2%	#674 of 1,771
25Jefferson Parish, LA	55	139	7.9	$1.8M	−1.9%	#680 of 1,771

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Counties in Louisiana, ranked for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	54	160	9.0	$1.6M	+0.1%	#716 of 1,771
27Natchitoches Parish, LA	53	11	7.6	$1.6M	−3.5%	#752 of 1,771
28St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	49	10	6.6	$2M	−5.9%	#882 of 1,771
29Lincoln Parish, LA	46	14	7.6	$1.6M	+0.1%	#999 of 1,771
30Plaquemines Parish, LA	45	9	11.0	$1.4M	−5.3%	#1,058 of 1,771
31Ouachita Parish, LA	41	54	8.8	$1.5M	−1.0%	#1,208 of 1,771
32Caddo Parish, LA	41	83	8.7	$1.5M	−5.4%	#1,210 of 1,771
33Rapides Parish, LA	38	59	12.1	$1.1M	−2.9%	#1,333 of 1,771
34Franklin Parish, LA	36	6	8.0	$1.6M	−3.6%	#1,372 of 1,771
35Union Parish, LA	28	7	8.2	$1.4M	−2.5%	#1,620 of 1,771
Vernon Parish, LA	Not scored	4	2.2	$5.9M	−7.3%
Evangeline Parish, LA	Not scored	2	1.6	$7.4M	−1.0%
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	Not scored	3	2.5	$5.3M	−2.4%
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	Not scored	4	3.6	$4.1M	+5.5%
De Soto Parish, LA	Not scored	1	1.0	$13.4M	+2.0%
Morehouse Parish, LA	Not scored	1	1.0	$11.5M	−6.9%
Allen Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	0.0%
Grant Parish, LA	Not scored	3	4.0	$3.4M	−0.3%
Sabine Parish, LA	Not scored	3	3.4	$3.7M	−1.2%
Assumption Parish, LA	Not scored	4	4.5	$2.9M	−5.9%
Richland Parish, LA	Not scored	1	1.4	$9.4M	−2.2%
St. James Parish, LA	Not scored	2	2.7	$5.5M	−5.9%
East Feliciana Parish, LA	Not scored	2	3.1	$4.7M	−2.8%
Concordia Parish, LA	Not scored	1	1.5	$8.1M	−4.0%
West Feliciana Parish, LA	Not scored	3	7.5	$2M	−0.7%
Jackson Parish, LA	Not scored	1	1.8	$6.7M	+5.6%
LaSalle Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+2.2%
Claiborne Parish, LA	Not scored	1	1.9	$5.4M	−5.3%
Winn Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+9.1%
Bienville Parish, LA	Not scored	3	5.4	$2.1M	−5.0%
St. Helena Parish, LA	Not scored	1	2.4	$4.8M	−1.2%
Madison Parish, LA	Not scored	1	3.3	$3.4M	−10.9%
Caldwell Parish, LA	Not scored	2	5.4	$2.4M	−2.8%
West Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	3	7.8	$1.6M	−5.5%
Catahoula Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−7.0%
Red River Parish, LA	Not scored	1	3.2	$3.8M	−5.5%
East Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−8.6%
Cameron Parish, LA	Not scored	1	5.0	$3M	−16.1%
Tensas Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−9.9%

Markets with fewer than 5 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies are in Louisiana?

There are 1,246 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings in Louisiana as of September 2026. 85 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers and lawn care, house and carpet cleaners, pest control. Official counts show 1,990 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in 2023, up 8.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Louisiana spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $2.5B a year, or $1,374 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,246 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $2M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,804,780 households in Louisiana and national spending patterns by income.

How does Louisiana compare with the U.S. for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?

Louisiana has 6.9 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 8.4. Spending per company is $2M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies to household spending, Louisiana would have about 1,477, against 1,246 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 907 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.4% for the U.S.

Which market in Louisiana has the highest market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?

Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Hammond metro area scores highest, at 82 (high). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the DeRidder area scores highest, at 75 (high). Among 35 scored counties in Louisiana, Tangipahoa Parish scores highest, at 79 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Louisiana scores 61 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies (upper middle), #18 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Louisiana. It maps the lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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