Market rankings · Texas
Lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Texas
Markets across Texas ranked by the Groundwork market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 8,085
- 616 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 11,329
- +9.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17B
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 12% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #2 of 51
- Market score 91 · Very high
A site report maps the lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings around any address in Texas by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8,085 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Texas. Of those, 616 are chain locations, or 8%, against 7% across the U.S. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 8.4.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Texas comes to about $17B a year: $1,545 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per company, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M.
Official counts show 11,329 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Texas in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019. That is one for every 970 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, 461 SBA-backed loans worth $195.6M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Texas.
Among the 50 states and DC, Texas ranks #2 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, with a Groundwork market score of 91 (very high). Of the 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area scores highest (91). Of the 27 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Bonham area scores highest (88).
Every market in Texas for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Texas, 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
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 91 | 2,070 | 7.8 | $2.1M | +10.3% | #2 of 387 |
| 2Odessa, TX | 89 | 34 | 5.3 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #3 of 387 |
| 3San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 89 | 680 | 7.0 | $2.1M | +9.5% | #4 of 387 |
| 4Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 89 | 2,361 | 8.2 | $2M | +10.6% | #5 of 387 |
| 5Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 88 | 822 | 8.3 | $2.1M | +14.0% | #6 of 387 |
| 6Killeen-Temple, TX | 86 | 112 | 6.3 | $2.2M | +7.2% | #7 of 387 |
| 7Midland, TX | 85 | 46 | 6.6 | $2.5M | +9.8% | #8 of 387 |
| 8Laredo, TX | 84 | 34 | 4.2 | $3.2M | +5.2% | #9 of 387 |
| 9McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 83 | 79 | 2.9 | $4.4M | +5.6% | #10 of 387 |
| 10Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 77 | 38 | 2.7 | $4.6M | +3.0% | #20 of 387 |
| 11El Paso, TX | 76 | 150 | 5.0 | $2.7M | +1.3% | #21 of 387 |
| 12Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 76 | 93 | 6.2 | $2.3M | +0.5% | #24 of 387 |
| 13Waco, TX | 75 | 82 | 7.4 | $1.9M | +4.2% | #32 of 387 |
| 14Lubbock, TX | 75 | 104 | 7.4 | $1.9M | +4.6% | #33 of 387 |
| 15Sherman-Denison, TX | 74 | 58 | 10.5 | $1.4M | +12.8% | #36 of 387 |
| 16Abilene, TX | 73 | 53 | 8.0 | $1.7M | +4.8% | #41 of 387 |
| 17Eagle Pass, TX | 72 | 6 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +1.7% | #43 of 387 |
| 18Amarillo, TX | 71 | 77 | 7.5 | $1.9M | +2.7% | #51 of 387 |
| 19Corpus Christi, TX | 70 | 127 | 7.5 | $1.9M | +1.1% | #63 of 387 |
| 20Longview, TX | 68 | 90 | 8.3 | $1.7M | +3.8% | #76 of 387 |
| 21College Station-Bryan, TX | 66 | 92 | 8.7 | $1.6M | +6.9% | #92 of 387 |
| 22Wichita Falls, TX | 64 | 49 | 8.6 | $1.6M | +0.7% | #103 of 387 |
| 23Victoria, TX | 62 | 29 | 7.7 | $1.8M | +1.6% | #112 of 387 |
| 24Texarkana, TX-AR | 58 | 37 | 6.6 | $2M | −0.4% | #127 of 387 |
| 25San Angelo, TX | 54 | 39 | 8.2 | $1.7M | +0.3% | #162 of 387 |
| 26Tyler, TX | 41 | 125 | 15.0 | $985K | +7.8% | #260 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bonham, TX | 88 | 9 | 7.0 | $2.1M | +9.2% | #3 of 481 |
| 2Corsicana, TX | 86 | 11 | 5.8 | $2.4M | +8.2% | #8 of 481 |
| 3Huntsville, TX | 85 | 13 | 5.0 | $2.5M | +9.5% | #10 of 481 |
| 4Jacksonville, TX | 85 | 10 | 5.5 | $2.5M | +5.4% | #11 of 481 |
| 5El Campo, TX | 82 | 8 | 5.0 | $2.8M | +1.2% | #15 of 481 |
| 6Nacogdoches, TX | 81 | 10 | 4.0 | $3.3M | +2.2% | #18 of 481 |
| 7Palestine, TX | 81 | 11 | 6.3 | $2.1M | +3.2% | #21 of 481 |
| 8Beeville, TX | 79 | 5 | 5.7 | $2.3M | +4.7% | #26 of 481 |
| 9Gainesville, TX | 78 | 10 | 6.1 | $2.5M | +6.5% | #28 of 481 |
| 10Mount Pleasant, TX | 78 | 12 | 5.8 | $2.3M | +2.5% | #30 of 481 |
| 11Del Rio, TX | 77 | 10 | 5.9 | $2.2M | +0.5% | #34 of 481 |
| 12Bay City, TX | 76 | 10 | 6.5 | $2.1M | +0.5% | #38 of 481 |
| 13Sulphur Springs, TX | 76 | 11 | 7.9 | $1.8M | +6.1% | #39 of 481 |
| 14Uvalde, TX | 71 | 5 | 5.9 | $2.1M | +1.6% | #60 of 481 |
| 15Pampa, TX | 69 | 5 | 6.0 | $2.2M | −1.1% | #69 of 481 |
| 16Plainview, TX | 68 | 7 | 5.4 | $2.3M | −3.0% | #74 of 481 |
| 17Brownwood, TX | 68 | 12 | 8.0 | $1.6M | +1.7% | #76 of 481 |
| 18Alice, TX | 67 | 10 | 6.2 | $2.1M | −1.3% | #83 of 481 |
| 19Lufkin, TX | 66 | 19 | 5.9 | $2.3M | +1.9% | #89 of 481 |
| 20Granbury, TX | 66 | 24 | 9.4 | $1.7M | +13.6% | #94 of 481 |
| 21Athens, TX | 66 | 37 | 11.0 | $1.2M | +7.5% | #96 of 481 |
| 22Paris, TX | 65 | 19 | 7.6 | $1.7M | +2.6% | #102 of 481 |
| 23Brenham, TX | 64 | 15 | 9.7 | $1.5M | +7.0% | #108 of 481 |
| 24Mineral Wells, TX | 63 | 11 | 9.8 | $1.4M | +8.2% | #116 of 481 |
| 25Stephenville, TX | 53 | 17 | 10.1 | $1.4M | +2.8% | #207 of 481 |
Show all 41 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Fredericksburg, TX | 51 | 14 | 12.2 | $1.3M | +6.6% | #231 of 481 |
| 27Kerrville, TX | 41 | 31 | 13.7 | $1.1M | +2.5% | #315 of 481 |
| Rio Grande City-Roma, TX | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $21.5M | +0.7% | |
| Big Spring, TX | Not scored | 3 | 2.5 | $5.8M | −12.4% | |
| Kingsville, TX | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $15.2M | −2.2% | |
| Dumas, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $4.8M | +3.0% | |
| Borger, TX | Not scored | 4 | 5.7 | $2.5M | −4.5% | |
| Raymondville, TX | Not scored | 2 | 3.5 | $3.5M | −0.8% | |
| Port Lavaca, TX | Not scored | 4 | 4.6 | $3.2M | −2.3% | |
| Andrews, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $10.2M | +1.6% | |
| Hereford, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.5% | |
| Snyder, TX | Not scored | 4 | 6.8 | $2M | −4.5% | |
| Sweetwater, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $7.6M | −4.1% | |
| Zapata, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $5.1M | −0.9% | |
| Town of Pecos, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −17.8% | |
| Vernon, TX | Not scored | 3 | 6.3 | $2M | −2.8% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chambers County, TX | 96 | 9 | 5.2 | $3.3M | +22.6% | #1 of 1,771 |
| 2Medina County, TX | 93 | 7 | 3.9 | $3.8M | +11.4% | #2 of 1,771 |
| 3Wilson County, TX | 92 | 7 | 3.8 | $4.2M | +12.2% | #3 of 1,771 |
| 4Fort Bend County, TX | 91 | 205 | 7.0 | $2.6M | +17.4% | #4 of 1,771 |
| 5Brazoria County, TX | 90 | 100 | 7.5 | $2.3M | +12.2% | #6 of 1,771 |
| 6Liberty County, TX | 89 | 20 | 6.4 | $2.2M | +31.3% | #9 of 1,771 |
| 7Caldwell County, TX | 88 | 8 | 4.8 | $2.9M | +20.0% | #10 of 1,771 |
| 8Wise County, TX | 88 | 20 | 8.0 | $2M | +21.5% | #11 of 1,771 |
| 9San Patricio County, TX | 87 | 8 | 3.2 | $4.5M | +4.7% | #12 of 1,771 |
| 10Coryell County, TX | 86 | 6 | 2.2 | $6.3M | +3.0% | #13 of 1,771 |
| 11Hunt County, TX | 86 | 20 | 5.2 | $2.8M | +23.0% | #14 of 1,771 |
| 12Van Zandt County, TX | 86 | 12 | 5.3 | $2.6M | +10.7% | #15 of 1,771 |
| 13Fannin County, TX | 86 | 9 | 7.0 | $2.1M | +9.2% | #16 of 1,771 |
| 14Ector County, TX | 85 | 34 | 5.3 | $2.7M | +5.0% | #17 of 1,771 |
| 15Guadalupe County, TX | 85 | 48 | 7.3 | $2.2M | +15.8% | #18 of 1,771 |
| 16Lampasas County, TX | 85 | 6 | 7.2 | $2.2M | +9.0% | #19 of 1,771 |
| 17Hidalgo County, TX | 84 | 79 | 2.9 | $4.4M | +5.6% | #22 of 1,771 |
| 18Bastrop County, TX | 84 | 21 | 5.7 | $2.7M | +21.3% | #26 of 1,771 |
| 19Johnson County, TX | 84 | 47 | 7.2 | $2.2M | +20.5% | #28 of 1,771 |
| 20Webb County, TX | 83 | 34 | 4.2 | $3.2M | +5.2% | #31 of 1,771 |
| 21Rusk County, TX | 83 | 9 | 5.0 | $2.8M | +5.0% | #33 of 1,771 |
| 22Navarro County, TX | 83 | 11 | 5.8 | $2.4M | +8.2% | #35 of 1,771 |
| 23Denton County, TX | 83 | 292 | 8.1 | $2.3M | +16.9% | #36 of 1,771 |
| 24Harris County, TX | 83 | 1,300 | 7.4 | $2.1M | +6.6% | #37 of 1,771 |
| 25Walker County, TX | 81 | 13 | 5.0 | $2.5M | +9.5% | #52 of 1,771 |
Show all 254 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Cherokee County, TX | 81 | 10 | 5.5 | $2.5M | +5.4% | #53 of 1,771 |
| 27Fayette County, TX | 81 | 7 | 6.7 | $2.2M | +3.9% | #54 of 1,771 |
| 28Bexar County, TX | 81 | 519 | 6.9 | $2.1M | +7.2% | #55 of 1,771 |
| 29Galveston County, TX | 81 | 110 | 7.8 | $2.1M | +5.9% | #56 of 1,771 |
| 30Panola County, TX | 80 | 5 | 5.6 | $2.5M | +2.3% | #66 of 1,771 |
| 31Travis County, TX | 80 | 478 | 8.2 | $2.1M | +7.2% | #69 of 1,771 |
| 32Collin County, TX | 80 | 423 | 10.2 | $1.9M | +20.6% | #72 of 1,771 |
| 33Cameron County, TX | 79 | 38 | 2.7 | $4.6M | +3.0% | #73 of 1,771 |
| 34Cooke County, TX | 79 | 10 | 6.1 | $2.5M | +6.5% | #78 of 1,771 |
| 35Midland County, TX | 79 | 46 | 6.8 | $2.5M | +10.0% | #79 of 1,771 |
| 36Milam County, TX | 79 | 6 | 5.9 | $2.3M | +6.0% | #80 of 1,771 |
| 37Hays County, TX | 79 | 81 | 8.1 | $2M | +24.8% | #82 of 1,771 |
| 38Tarrant County, TX | 79 | 628 | 8.0 | $2M | +6.3% | #84 of 1,771 |
| 39Wharton County, TX | 78 | 8 | 5.0 | $2.8M | +1.2% | #89 of 1,771 |
| 40Orange County, TX | 78 | 21 | 6.5 | $2.3M | +1.8% | #92 of 1,771 |
| 41Williamson County, TX | 78 | 234 | 9.3 | $1.9M | +22.3% | #93 of 1,771 |
| 42Hardin County, TX | 77 | 16 | 7.2 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #103 of 1,771 |
| 43Kaufman County, TX | 77 | 44 | 8.6 | $1.8M | +42.2% | #107 of 1,771 |
| 44Ellis County, TX | 77 | 70 | 9.8 | $1.7M | +24.0% | #108 of 1,771 |
| 45Jasper County, TX | 76 | 5 | 3.6 | $3.6M | +0.5% | #110 of 1,771 |
| 46Bell County, TX | 76 | 100 | 7.0 | $2M | +8.0% | #119 of 1,771 |
| 47Wood County, TX | 76 | 15 | 8.0 | $1.7M | +10.3% | #120 of 1,771 |
| 48Nacogdoches County, TX | 75 | 10 | 4.0 | $3.3M | +2.2% | #123 of 1,771 |
| 49Anderson County, TX | 75 | 11 | 6.3 | $2.1M | +3.2% | #132 of 1,771 |
| 50Parker County, TX | 75 | 54 | 9.6 | $1.8M | +23.5% | #138 of 1,771 |
| 51El Paso County, TX | 74 | 150 | 5.0 | $2.7M | +1.3% | #147 of 1,771 |
| 52Young County, TX | 74 | 5 | 6.5 | $2.1M | +1.7% | #151 of 1,771 |
| 53Austin County, TX | 74 | 10 | 8.2 | $1.8M | +11.6% | #159 of 1,771 |
| 54Hopkins County, TX | 74 | 11 | 7.9 | $1.8M | +6.1% | #160 of 1,771 |
| 55Maverick County, TX | 73 | 6 | 3.3 | $3.7M | +1.7% | #164 of 1,771 |
| 56Dallas County, TX | 73 | 709 | 7.2 | $2.1M | +1.9% | #172 of 1,771 |
| 57Limestone County, TX | 73 | 6 | 7.2 | $1.8M | +3.2% | #179 of 1,771 |
| 58Cass County, TX | 72 | 6 | 5.1 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #187 of 1,771 |
| 59Bee County, TX | 72 | 5 | 5.7 | $2.3M | +4.7% | #195 of 1,771 |
| 60Upshur County, TX | 72 | 12 | 7.7 | $1.8M | +8.2% | #201 of 1,771 |
| 61Montgomery County, TX | 72 | 295 | 11.9 | $1.4M | +24.9% | #203 of 1,771 |
| 62Val Verde County, TX | 71 | 10 | 5.9 | $2.2M | +0.5% | #210 of 1,771 |
| 63Comal County, TX | 71 | 68 | 9.5 | $1.8M | +27.9% | #214 of 1,771 |
| 64Matagorda County, TX | 70 | 10 | 6.5 | $2.1M | +0.5% | #235 of 1,771 |
| 65Harrison County, TX | 70 | 18 | 6.8 | $2M | +4.6% | #238 of 1,771 |
| 66Hood County, TX | 69 | 24 | 9.4 | $1.7M | +13.6% | #259 of 1,771 |
| 67Grayson County, TX | 69 | 58 | 10.5 | $1.4M | +12.8% | #261 of 1,771 |
| 68Jefferson County, TX | 68 | 56 | 5.9 | $2.3M | −0.7% | #268 of 1,771 |
| 69Uvalde County, TX | 67 | 5 | 5.9 | $2.1M | +1.6% | #286 of 1,771 |
| 70Lubbock County, TX | 67 | 99 | 7.8 | $1.8M | +5.6% | #295 of 1,771 |
| 71Houston County, TX | 67 | 6 | 7.5 | $1.8M | +1.1% | #296 of 1,771 |
| 72Waller County, TX | 67 | 17 | 9.3 | $1.7M | +21.9% | #297 of 1,771 |
| 73Polk County, TX | 67 | 18 | 9.2 | $1.5M | +5.9% | #304 of 1,771 |
| 74Gray County, TX | 66 | 5 | 6.3 | $2.2M | −1.3% | #315 of 1,771 |
| 75Randall County, TX | 66 | 51 | 9.0 | $1.7M | +7.9% | #319 of 1,771 |
| 76Rockwall County, TX | 66 | 54 | 13.1 | $1.5M | +28.9% | #325 of 1,771 |
| 77Washington County, TX | 65 | 15 | 9.7 | $1.5M | +7.0% | #351 of 1,771 |
| 78Llano County, TX | 65 | 12 | 11.1 | $1.3M | +9.5% | #352 of 1,771 |
| 79Jim Wells County, TX | 64 | 9 | 6.8 | $1.9M | −0.2% | #373 of 1,771 |
| 80McLennan County, TX | 64 | 80 | 8.2 | $1.7M | +4.2% | #375 of 1,771 |
| 81Angelina County, TX | 63 | 19 | 5.9 | $2.3M | +1.9% | #385 of 1,771 |
| 82Brown County, TX | 63 | 12 | 8.0 | $1.6M | +1.7% | #400 of 1,771 |
| 83Henderson County, TX | 62 | 37 | 11.0 | $1.2M | +7.5% | #442 of 1,771 |
| 84Potter County, TX | 61 | 23 | 5.4 | $2.4M | −3.3% | #451 of 1,771 |
| 85Hale County, TX | 61 | 7 | 6.3 | $2M | −2.0% | #457 of 1,771 |
| 86Kendall County, TX | 61 | 23 | 13.0 | $1.4M | +19.6% | #477 of 1,771 |
| 87Palo Pinto County, TX | 61 | 11 | 9.8 | $1.4M | +8.2% | #478 of 1,771 |
| 88Nueces County, TX | 60 | 101 | 7.7 | $1.8M | −0.2% | #495 of 1,771 |
| 89Taylor County, TX | 60 | 50 | 9.1 | $1.5M | +4.6% | #509 of 1,771 |
| 90Titus County, TX | 59 | 8 | 7.2 | $1.8M | +0.9% | #532 of 1,771 |
| 91Wichita County, TX | 59 | 43 | 8.8 | $1.6M | 0.0% | #536 of 1,771 |
| 92Rains County, TX | 59 | 8 | 16.5 | $872K | +11.2% | #540 of 1,771 |
| 93Lamar County, TX | 58 | 16 | 8.0 | $1.7M | +2.7% | #563 of 1,771 |
| 94Victoria County, TX | 57 | 27 | 7.7 | $1.8M | +1.5% | #599 of 1,771 |
| 95Brazos County, TX | 54 | 87 | 9.6 | $1.4M | +6.2% | #727 of 1,771 |
| 96DeWitt County, TX | 53 | 7 | 10.1 | $1.3M | +2.4% | #763 of 1,771 |
| 97Tom Green County, TX | 51 | 39 | 8.3 | $1.7M | +0.4% | #809 of 1,771 |
| 98Burnet County, TX | 51 | 24 | 11.4 | $1.3M | +15.2% | #822 of 1,771 |
| 99Erath County, TX | 50 | 17 | 10.1 | $1.4M | +2.8% | #872 of 1,771 |
| 100Bowie County, TX | 49 | 28 | 8.0 | $1.7M | −0.2% | #895 of 1,771 |
| 101Gillespie County, TX | 49 | 14 | 12.2 | $1.3M | +6.6% | #912 of 1,771 |
| 102Aransas County, TX | 47 | 18 | 14.4 | $996K | +9.3% | #986 of 1,771 |
| 103Gregg County, TX | 45 | 51 | 10.6 | $1.3M | +1.4% | #1,065 of 1,771 |
| 104Smith County, TX | 42 | 125 | 15.0 | $985K | +7.8% | #1,189 of 1,771 |
| 105Kerr County, TX | 37 | 31 | 13.7 | $1.1M | +2.5% | #1,366 of 1,771 |
| Starr County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 0.5 | $21.5M | +0.7% | |
| Atascosa County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 2.4 | $5.8M | +8.7% | |
| Hill County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 1.5 | $9.3M | +9.8% | |
| Howard County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 2.5 | $5.8M | −12.4% | |
| Grimes County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.0 | $7.2M | +16.3% | |
| Kleberg County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $15.2M | −2.2% | |
| San Jacinto County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 3.7 | $3.7M | +7.1% | |
| Shelby County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.1 | $5.9M | +1.0% | |
| Gaines County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $10.3M | +10.4% | |
| Bandera County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 4.3 | $3.4M | +9.0% | |
| Moore County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $4.8M | +3.0% | |
| Hockley County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 5.1 | $2.8M | +0.5% | |
| Montague County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +9.6% | |
| Colorado County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 5.0 | $2.9M | +3.9% | |
| Lavaca County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 3.5 | $4M | +1.5% | |
| Jones County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $7.9M | +6.1% | |
| Tyler County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 5.6 | $2.3M | +3.1% | |
| Hutchinson County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 5.7 | $2.5M | −4.5% | |
| Willacy County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 3.5 | $3.5M | −0.8% | |
| Freestone County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.8 | $4.9M | +7.1% | |
| Calhoun County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 4.6 | $3.2M | −2.3% | |
| Gonzales County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $5M | +2.5% | |
| Burleson County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 3.8 | $3.7M | +16.2% | |
| Bosque County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $10.5M | +3.6% | |
| Andrews County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $10.2M | +1.6% | |
| Frio County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 3.7 | $3.4M | +2.3% | |
| Deaf Smith County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.5% | |
| Eastland County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $9.3M | +1.9% | |
| Lee County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.0% | |
| Falls County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.6 | $8.3M | +5.5% | |
| Robertson County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 3.0 | $4.7M | +6.4% | |
| Scurry County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 6.8 | $2M | −4.5% | |
| Leon County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.5 | $9M | +7.1% | |
| Jackson County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $8.4M | +2.6% | |
| Karnes County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $6.5M | +1.4% | |
| Pecos County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 5.7 | $2.5M | −4.1% | |
| Nolan County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $7.6M | −4.1% | |
| Callahan County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 3.8 | $3.7M | +5.4% | |
| Trinity County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 4.9 | $2.5M | +5.5% | |
| Comanche County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $7.1M | +5.9% | |
| Zapata County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $5.1M | −0.9% | |
| Madison County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 9.5 | $1.5M | +5.7% | |
| Lamb County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.3% | |
| Camp County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 4.2 | $3.2M | +7.7% | |
| Reeves County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −17.8% | |
| Wilbarger County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 6.3 | $2M | −2.8% | |
| Blanco County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 1.9 | $8.2M | +18.6% | |
| Dawson County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 4.9 | $2.6M | −5.6% | |
| Newton County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $6.1M | −1.7% | |
| Morris County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 4.1 | $3.1M | +1.3% | |
| Terry County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 7.0 | $1.8M | −0.6% | |
| Live Oak County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.3 | $5.7M | +5.1% | |
| Red River County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 6.0 | $2M | +2.2% | |
| Ward County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Franklin County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 7.7 | $2M | +6.0% | |
| Clay County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.0% | |
| Sabine County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $6.1M | +1.2% | |
| Runnels County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 5.3 | $2.6M | −2.2% | |
| Ochiltree County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.7% | |
| Duval County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Marion County, TX | Not scored | 5 | 11.9 | $1.1M | +0.3% | |
| Parmer County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Somervell County, TX | Not scored | 4 | 10.8 | $1.4M | +11.5% | |
| Brewster County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 4.0 | $3.2M | −1.1% | |
| Zavala County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.5% | |
| Stephens County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 2.8 | $4.7M | +3.1% | |
| Mitchell County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.7% | |
| Jack County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 6.7 | $2.1M | +12.7% | |
| Archer County, TX | Not scored | 6 | 17.3 | $851K | +6.7% | |
| Hamilton County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.2% | |
| Dimmit County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.3 | $3.6M | −6.5% | |
| San Augustine County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Coleman County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $4.2M | +3.0% | |
| Yoakum County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.8 | $3.9M | −3.0% | |
| McCulloch County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.0 | $4.2M | −1.6% | |
| Winkler County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Castro County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.4% | |
| Dallam County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 7.7 | $1.6M | +5.2% | |
| Goliad County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 7.1 | $1.9M | +2.7% | |
| Brooks County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 3.4 | $3.8M | −7.3% | |
| Swisher County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 4.2 | $2.8M | −3.5% | |
| Bailey County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 4.5 | $2.9M | +1.4% | |
| La Salle County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Childress County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.2% | |
| Refugio County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.3% | |
| Presidio County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.0% | |
| Carson County, TX | Not scored | 3 | 13.1 | $1.2M | +0.2% | |
| Lynn County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 4.8 | $3.1M | +7.3% | |
| San Saba County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Delta County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 4.6 | $2.9M | +6.3% | |
| Haskell County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.1% | |
| Martin County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.5% | |
| Floyd County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.1% | |
| Hartley County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.1% | |
| Hansford County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 5.4 | $2.6M | −5.9% | |
| Garza County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −22.3% | |
| Crosby County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.8% | |
| Wheeler County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.1% | |
| Jim Hogg County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.0% | |
| Crane County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Mills County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 5.6 | $2.5M | +3.0% | |
| Kimble County, TX | Not scored | 2 | 9.8 | $1.4M | +3.4% | |
| Mason County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.5% | |
| Fisher County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.4% | |
| Hardeman County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.5% | |
| Baylor County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Hudspeth County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +7.7% | |
| Coke County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Concho County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +8.7% | |
| Knox County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.6% | |
| Sutton County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Donley County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.9% | |
| Hemphill County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 6.8 | $2M | −8.4% | |
| Reagan County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.5% | |
| Upton County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.1% | |
| Shackelford County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.7% | |
| Kinney County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | 0.0% | |
| Lipscomb County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.8% | |
| Crockett County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −10.5% | |
| Hall County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.4% | |
| Real County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Collingsworth County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% | |
| Cochran County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.5% | |
| Schleicher County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.9% | |
| Sherman County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Oldham County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Culberson County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.8% | |
| Menard County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.1% | |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −13.9% | |
| Armstrong County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.4% | |
| Dickens County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.7% | |
| Throckmorton County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +6.7% | |
| Sterling County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.5% | |
| Irion County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −2.9% | |
| Cottle County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −10.4% | |
| Briscoe County, TX | Not scored | 1 | 18.1 | $715K | +3.8% | |
| Edwards County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.6% | |
| Stonewall County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.7% | |
| Motley County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Glasscock County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.0% | |
| Foard County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −4.2% | |
| Terrell County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.6% | |
| Roberts County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +5.2% | |
| Kent County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.1% | |
| Borden County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −11.8% | |
| McMullen County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.0% | |
| King County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −28.1% | |
| Kenedy County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −8.6% | |
| Loving County, TX | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −17.5% |
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 Texas?
There are 8,085 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings in Texas as of September 2026. 616 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers and lawn care, house and carpet cleaners, pest control. Official counts show 11,329 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in 2023, up 9.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Texas spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $17B a year, or $1,545 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8,085 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,992,816 households in Texas and national spending patterns by income.
How does Texas compare with the U.S. for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
Texas has 7.4 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 8.4. Spending per company is $2.1M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies to household spending, Texas would have about 10,119, against 8,085 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 970 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +8.4% for the U.S.
Which market in Texas has the highest market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies?
Among 26 scored metro areas in or partly in Texas, the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area scores highest, at 91 (very high). Among 27 scored small-town markets in or partly in Texas, the Bonham area scores highest, at 88 (high). Among 105 scored counties in Texas, Chambers County scores highest, at 96 (very 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. Texas scores 91 for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies (very high), #2 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 Texas. 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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- Home repair trades16,757 listings
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