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Lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Essex County, VA

The lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Essex County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.8M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,313 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.0
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,654
+0.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies in Essex County. That comes to 9.0 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 8.4.

At $1,313 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Essex County spend about $5.8M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 4 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, that is $1.5M per company, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in Essex County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 494 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Essex County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, Essex County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Essex 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 lawn care, cleaning and pest control 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.

Lawn, cleaning and pest control in Essex County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureEssex CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.09.18.4
Spending per listing$1.5M$1.8M$1.7M
Households per official establishment494576618
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.1%+8.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,313$1,683$1,414
Median household income$56,520$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 9
Employees, 2023
125
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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, cleaning and pest control services in Essex 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 Essex County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,654+0.5% since 2020
Households
4,447
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
257 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$56,520+8.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,300
Median home value
$238,100
Jobs located here
3,291
Daytime population
8,320Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Lawn, cleaning and pest control across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Essex County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Arlington County, VA89534.7$4.3M+2.1%#7 of 1,771
2King George County, VA8487.9$2.3M+10.5%#27 of 1,771
3Alexandria city, VA82445.8$3.3M+1.0%#39 of 1,771
4Richmond city, VA82605.8$2.5M+4.6%#43 of 1,771
5Westmoreland County, VA8256.1$2.2M+6.5%#45 of 1,771
6Prince George County, VA8153.9$4M+2.0%#47 of 1,771
7New Kent County, VA7855.4$3.3M+21.2%#88 of 1,771
8Caroline County, VA7686.7$2.3M+11.3%#116 of 1,771
9Prince Edward County, VA7456.5$2M+2.3%#153 of 1,771
10Suffolk city, VA73328.4$1.9M+10.4%#177 of 1,771
Essex County, VANot scored49.0$1.5M+0.5%

Other business types in Essex County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies are in Essex County, VA?

There are 4 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings in Essex County as of September 2026. The listings count landscapers and lawn care, house and carpet cleaners, pest control. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping, cleaning and pest control services in 2023.

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

About $5.8M a year, or $1,313 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,447 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Essex County has 9.0 lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 8.4. Spending per company is $1.5M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 494 households, against one for every 618 across the U.S.

How fast is Essex County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Essex County at 10,654 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,447 households. Median household income in Essex County is $56,520, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 8.8%, 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. Essex County has no market score for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for lawn care, cleaning and pest control companies · All 56 business types in Essex County

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