Landscape Industry Info

Landscape Industry Size

• What is the size and growth of the U.S. landscaping industry?
  • In 2018, U.S. landscaping services generated around $99 billion in revenue. The industry employs close to 1 million people and includes about 500,000 companies.
  • From 2015 to 2020, the growth of the landscape industry has been about 3.8% per year.

Typical Landscape Company Profile

• What is the average revenue and number of employees in a U.S. landscaping company?
  • The largest company is about $2.3B with 20,000 employees.
  • The 100^th ranked company is $21M with 375 employees.
  • Over 50% of companies have less than 10 employees, 90% of companies are less than 50 employees.
  • Over 50% of landscape companies are less than $500,000 in revenue, over 35% are between $500k and $2.9M, and only 10% are over $3M in revenue.
• What are the major services that make up the landscaping industry?
  • Commercial and residential landscape maintenance,
  • Landscape construction,
  • Chemical lawn care and pest control,
  • Irrigation systems,
  • Tree services,
  • Clearing or branch removal around utility lines.
• What are the tasks performed by landscaping employees?
  • Workers in the landscape industry perform a variety of tasks including mowing, trimming, planting, watering, sod laying, seeding, fertilizing, digging, raking, and installation of irrigation systems, block walls, patios and walkway

Landscape Industry Employment and Wages

• What is the average wage of U.S. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers?

What are the largest expenses for a landscape company?

1. Wages & compensation
2. Insurance
3. Fuel for operations
4. Equipment purchase
5. Equipment maintenance
6. Other