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How many landscaping services are in the United States?

117,969 establishments with paid employees in 2023, +13.1% since 2017, employing 802,899 people.

UNITED STATES · 2023

117,969

landscaping services

Employees: 802,899
Average per site: 6.8
Change since 2017: +13.1%
Under 5 employees: 71%

By state

Click a column heading to sort. The last column compares the trade's share of a state's employer businesses with its share nationally: 1.00x is the national average.

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#	State
1	Florida	10,670	78,430	+18.1%	1.17x
2	California	9,393	103,803	+10.8%	0.65x
3	New York	7,725	33,359	+7.4%	1.01x
4	Texas	5,568	60,794	+14.4%	0.59x
5	Pennsylvania	5,179	28,339	+8.9%	1.20x
6	Illinois	5,034	23,331	+8.9%	1.11x
7	New Jersey	4,734	21,755	+6.0%	1.41x
8	Massachusetts	4,555	18,649	+15.4%	1.76x
9	North Carolina	4,361	31,542	+19.9%	1.20x
10	Ohio	4,228	28,603	+9.4%	1.17x
11	Michigan	3,797	20,967	+17.4%	1.17x
12	Georgia	3,242	23,535	+14.6%	0.88x
13	Washington	3,194	19,278	+10.6%	1.12x
14	Virginia	3,096	25,931	+11.0%	1.04x
15	Wisconsin	2,490	13,641	+21.5%	1.22x
16	Indiana	2,463	17,467	+13.0%	1.12x
17	Colorado	2,446	17,630	+8.6%	0.95x
18	Minnesota	2,397	13,696	+11.8%	1.10x
19	Missouri	2,199	13,201	+8.9%	1.03x
20	Connecticut	2,170	10,103	+5.2%	1.72x
21	Maryland	2,052	19,366	+1.2%	1.02x
22	Tennessee	1,991	15,585	+21.9%	0.94x
23	South Carolina	1,910	13,383	+15.6%	1.10x
24	Oregon	1,893	11,299	+14.6%	1.10x
25	Arizona	1,817	19,632	+12.3%	0.79x
26	Utah	1,471	7,888	+34.8%	1.09x
27	Alabama	1,359	9,837	+22.3%	0.91x
28	Iowa	1,242	7,493	+15.4%	1.06x
29	Idaho	1,166	6,135	+46.1%	1.42x
30	Kentucky	1,130	8,853	+8.4%	0.85x
31	New Hampshire	1,027	5,174	+12.2%	1.85x
32	Oklahoma	1,022	7,210	+11.5%	0.75x
33	Kansas	991	7,446	+10.1%	0.92x
34	Louisiana	979	6,534	+14.8%	0.64x
35	Maine	964	3,914	+18.1%	1.58x
36	Nebraska	939	4,878	+9.1%	1.18x
37	Nevada	834	10,949	+14.4%	0.76x
38	Rhode Island	794	2,885	+16.9%	1.91x
39	Arkansas	753	4,607	+15.3%	0.76x
40	Montana	694	2,435	+30.5%	1.16x
41	Mississippi	601	3,779	+12.1%	0.70x
42	Vermont	521	1,462	+9.0%	1.77x
43	Delaware	456	4,285	+16.0%	1.09x
44	New Mexico	405	3,200	+17.4%	0.64x
45	West Virginia	402	2,048	+20.4%	0.80x
46	Hawaii	378	3,559	+10.9%	0.81x
47	South Dakota	376	1,460	+32.9%	0.92x
48	Wyoming	339	1,272	+13.8%	1.01x
49	North Dakota	285	1,209	+4.8%	0.80x
50	Alaska	215	870	+34.4%	0.69x
51	District of Columbia	22	198	−15.4%	0.07x

Size of the businesses

Landscaping services in the U.S. by employees
Employees per site	Sites	Share
Under 5	83,241	70.6%
5 to 9	17,046	14.5%
10 to 19	9,491	8.1%
20 to 49	5,812	4.9%
50 to 99	1,592	1.4%
100 to 249	588	0.5%
250 to 499	109	0.1%
500 to 999	14	0.0%

Questions

How many landscaping services are there in the United States?

117,969 establishments with paid employees in 2023 per the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns, employing 802,899 people.

Which state has the most landscaping services?

Florida has the most with 10,670, followed by California (9,393) and New York (7,725). Large states lead simply because they have more people and businesses; the last column shows the trade's share of a state's businesses against the national share.

Read this before using the number

Establishments with paid employees only. Self-employed people with no staff are not in these counts. The figures describe existing businesses, not demand or earnings. See the disclaimer.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns (2023; change measured against 2017, 2019 and 2022). Establishments with paid employees only; employment and payroll carry Census noise infusion. Retrieved November 2, 2026. Method and sources.