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Landscaping Services in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Dmitry Diment Dmitry Diment New York, United States Last Updated: October 2024 NAICS 56173

Revenue

$158.9bn

2024

$158.9bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xbn

Employees

1m

Businesses

675k

Wages

$XX.Xbn

Landscaping Services in the US industry analysis

The Landscaping Services industry is dependent on the health of housing and property markets, as well as on levels of per capita disposable income, since landscaping services are often discretionary. While these industries are the bedrock client base, landscapers also rely on institutional and commercial clients because they generate higher revenue per service.

The domestic housing market boom underpinned the industry's growth. A healthier housing market has encouraged current homeowners to invest in their properties to boost their value amid growing disposable income. While the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted operations in 2020 as states across the country ordered nonessential businesses to close and commercial clients reduced demand as companies sent office workers home, low interest rates through 2022 created a boom in the housing market. In 2020 and 2021, overall landscaping revenue rose 8.0% and 6.2%, respectively. However, interest rates have since risen in an effort to curb inflation, slowing housing markets and reducing spending on the industry. Overall, revenue has rallied at a CAGR of 4.0% to $158.9 billion over the past five years, including growth of 3.0% in 2024.

Nonresidential construction activity will climb steadily in the coming years, making this market a point of emphasis for landscapers. The residential market will also grow as interest rates are expected to ease as inflation tempers, while rising per capita disposable income will boost households' ability to spend on discretionary landscaping services. The industry's revenue is forecast to climb at a CAGR of 3.6% to $189.7 billion over the five years to 2029. On the back of strong growth, profit margins are also expected to grow as companies charge higher rates.

Trends and Insights

  • The COVID-19 pandemic spurred a residential construction boom, boosting demand for landscaping. Initially, low interest rates fueled housing market growth, but as rates have risen, residential markets have cooled.
  • Residential services are a staple of the landscaping industry but heavily depend on higher-income households. Fortunately, the number of wealthy households has grown, driving spending on premium landscaping services.
  • Population boosts the need for landscaping services, clustering landscapers in densely populated areas, especially with single-family homes. The Southeast, particularly Florida and Georgia, drives continuous demand with abundant suburban and commercial developments.
  • Landscaping services companies constantly face pressure to cut prices. Intense price negotiations define the industry, forcing landscapers to stay competitive and agile.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 4.0 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $158.9bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Demand for landscaping services is influenced by weather patterns

  • The Landscaping Services industry provides services that range from basic lawn mowing and maintenance to more-complex landscape design and construction. Companies also offer certain value-added services, such as pest control, sprinkler system and irrigation installation and snow removal.
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Landscaping Services in the US
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Residential clients will remain key to growth, even with higher interest rates

  • The number of residential clients will continue to grow as the overall housing market increases and consumer financial health remains strong.

Biggest companies in the Landscaping Services in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
Brightview Holdings, Inc.
2,842.2
42.6
1.5
TruGreen LP
1,070.4
93.3
8.7
Wright Service Corp.
640.6
55.8
8.7

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Products & Services Segmentation

Landscaping Services in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Maintenance and general services, commercial, Maintenance and general services, residential and Design-build-installation services. Maintenance and general services, commercial is the largest segment of the Landscaping Services in the US.

Trends and Insights

Landscaping for commercial markets commands premium prices

  • Commercial landscaping services include work for commercial facilities, municipal buildings and campuses. Landscapers typically use commercial-grade lawn mowers, weed trimmers and clippers for branch removal, in addition to pesticides and herbicides for insect and weed control.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

This industry primarily provides landscape care and maintenance services, including planting trees, shrubs, flowers, lawns or gardens. Industry companies may also design landscape plans or construct walkways, retaining walls, decks, fences, ponds and similar structures. The design of large-scale landscaped areas, such as the campuses of hospitals or schools, is included in the Landscape Design industry (IBISWorld report 54132).

What's included in this industry?

Providing arborist servicesFertilizing lawnsLandscape care and maintenanceLandscape installationLawn mowingPlanting trees, shrubs and other plantsSpraying lawnsBasic landscape design (excluding full landscape architecture)PruningTurf installation (except artificial turf)

Companies

Brightview Holdings, Inc.TruGreen LPWright Service Corp.

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Related Terms

LAWN SERVICESHRUB SERVICETREE SERVICEOUTSOURCEARBORISTPESTICIDEHERBICIDEMULCHFERTILIZER

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 56173 - Landscaping Services in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

The COVID-19 pandemic spurred a residential construction boom, boosting demand for landscaping. Initially, low interest rates fueled housing market growth, but as rates have ...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Residential services are a staple of the landscaping industry but heavily depend on higher-income households. Fortunately, the number of wealthy households has grown, driving...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Population boosts the need for landscaping services, clustering landscapers in densely populated areas, especially with single-family homes. The Southeast, particularly Flori...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Landscaping services companies constantly face pressure to cut prices. Intense price negotiations define the industry, forcing landscapers to stay competitive and agile.

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

BrightView Landscapes operates at a unique scale in the industry, thanks to its wide range of services for commercial clients and active acquisition strategy. In March 2022, ...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Brightview Holdings, Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of TruGreen LP's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Wright Service Corp.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 39 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Brightview Holdings, Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for TruGreen LP, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Wright Service Corp., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 39 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Wealthy homeowners drive demand as high-earning households grow. This pushes landscapers to offer premium services and maintain high standards, ensuring they meet the evolvin...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Housing growth has fueled demand for lawn care. Despite higher interest rates, residential construction value has risen, creating opportunities for landscapers to capitalize ...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
  • Income Statement (2017-2022)
  • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Landscaping Services in the US industry in United States in 2024?

The market size of the Landscaping Services in the US industry in United States is $158.9bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Landscaping Services in the US industry in 2024?

There are 675k businesses in the Landscaping Services in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Landscaping Services in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Landscaping Services in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 4.0 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Landscaping Services in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Landscaping Services in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Landscaping Services in the US market in United States?

The biggest companies operating in the Landscaping Services market in United States are Brightview Holdings, Inc., TruGreen LP and Wright Service Corp.

What does the Landscaping Services in the US in United States include?

Providing arborist services and Fertilizing lawns are part of the Landscaping Services in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Landscaping Services in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Brightview Holdings, Inc..

How competitive is the Landscaping Services in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is high and steady in the Landscaping Services in the US industry in United States.

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Competitors

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Complementors

  • Plant & Flower Growing in the US
  • Excavation Contractors in the US
  • Nursery & Garden Stores in the US
  • Landscape Design in the US

International industries

  • Landscaping Services in Canada
  • Landscaping Services in Australia
  • Landscaping Services in New Zealand
  • Landscaping Services in the UK
  • Building Completion & Interior Design in China

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