Beautiful gardens don’t appear overnight. Landscapers across the globe work to mow, trim, style and plant lawns and gardens, making both public and residential areas more pleasing to the eye.
Landscaping companies can offer a multitude of services with their own set of tools and needs, from yard care and maintenance to tree removal or a large scale garden build. Each offering is unique, but all help make people more excited to be outdoors at their own homes or in neighborhood parks and businesses.
But before you plant your roots into this budding industry, we’ll go through some statistics that can help you learn more about it to decide whether starting a career in landscaping is right for you.
Landscaping industry overview 2.
Landscaping company statistics 3.
Landscaping demographics 4.
Landscaping revenue 5.
Landscaping career outlook 6.
Landscaping Infographic
The state of landscaping
From manicured lawns to extravagant gardens or a well-maintained public park, landscapers do a lot of work to keep the outdoors beautiful. Let’s look at the state of this crucial industry.
Is the landscaping industry growing?
The landscaping industry is growing. Over the past few years, the industry has grown at a rate of 2.5% per year. Looking to the future, the landscaping services sector is expected to keep growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5% per year.
And employment is expected to rise with it. The Bureau of Labor Statistics7 estimates that employment of grounds maintenance workers will increase by 10% from 2019 to 2029.
What is the demand for landscaping?
Single-family residences are the largest driver of the landscaping market, and 32% of landscaping companies report that landscape maintenance is their fastest-growing service offering. Landscape maintenance includes services like mowing, trimming, weeding and gardening.
How big is the landscaping market?
The landscaping market is valued at $105 billion in 2021. Of all the occupations in the Administration, Business Support and Waste Management Services sector, landscaping and grounds maintenance is the third largest.
Relevant industry statistics
The landscaping industry encompasses many crucial services that keep homes, gardens and public areas beautiful. Let’s dig into what helps this industry grow.
Landscaping industry overview
The landscaping industry is large and complex. But whether you offer lawn trimming services or plant beautiful gardens, the following statistics will give you more insight into the state of the industry as a whole.
Landscaping is the third largest industry in the Administration, Business Support and Waste Management Services sector.
32% of landscaping companies reported that landscape
maintenance is their fastest-growing service offering.
California had the most landscaping companies in the top 100 earners in 2019, followed by Texas, Illinois and Florida.
Landscaping company statistics
Landscaping companies tend to be small operations, though there are a few high earners that are more large-scale. The following statistics will look into landscaping companies and how they choose to operate and employ.
The most common landscaping offering is lawn care and chemical application, offered by 88% of companies.
The top 100 landscaping companies earned a combined revenue of $10 billion in 2018.
Only 29% of landscaping companies are located in the western half of the United States.
Landscaper demographics
The most common landscaper is a 40-year-old man with a high school diploma. The following statistics will dig into landscaper demographics.
70% of landscapers are white, 16% of landscapers are Hispanic or Latino and 10.4% of landscapers are Black or African American.
Most landscaping company
employees live in California, Florida,
Texas, New York and Ohio.
Landscaping revenue
Single-family homes that earn more than $100,000 per year are the highest drivers of the landscaping services industry. In the following statistics, we’ll look into what is earning landscaping companies the most money.
48% of landscaping companies reported landscape and mowing maintenance as their highest revenue driver in 2019.
Landscaping career outlook
People love their lawns. As the landscaping industry continues to grow, there are an increasing number of opportunities for those looking to cultivate their own business. The following statistics will look at a landscaper’s career outlook.
Households earning more than $100,000 per year are
the biggest driver of the landscaping services industry.
43% of landscaping company
owners are concerned about a
quality labor shortage inhibiting
their business’s growth in the
next three years.
The market size of the U.S.
landscaping services has grown
an average of 2.5% per year
between 2016 and 2021.
It’s unlikely that the growth of the landscaping industry is going to wilt. So if you’re handy with a garden hoe and ready to get out there, do you research, get insured
and get planting.
Sources:
- United States Landscaping Market – Growth, Trends & Forecast (2020 – 2025)
- Landscaping Services Industry in the US – Market Research Report
- 2020 State of the Industry report
- Landscaping services in the U.S. – statistics & facts
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
- Landscaper Statistics in the U.S.
- Grounds Maintenance Workers
- Thimble Proprietary Data
- National Association of Landscape Professionals
- Mid-Year Check Up: Lawn and Landscape Companies Report on Their Revenue for 2020
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