Employment
802,899
Total employees (Census CBP)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 561730
NAICS 561730 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Landscaping Services - Industry Benchmarks
$51,286/yr average annual pay, with 6,435 SBA loans on record for NAICS 561730.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin
- 803K
- Workers employed
- $51,286/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.1B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 561730
California leads Landscaping Services activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 5.6% net margin.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 803K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $51,286/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $2.1B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Landscaping Services
Landscaping Services sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management, a sector that runs a 5.6% net margin overall.
117,969 establishments employ 802,899 workers (6.8/location) at $51,286/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$51,286/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
117,969
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 28,871; establishment count increased by 860. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $41.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 6.8
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 103,803 |
| Florida | 78,430 |
| Texas | 60,794 |
| New York | 33,359 |
| North Carolina | 31,542 |
| Ohio | 28,603 |
| Pennsylvania | 28,339 |
| Virginia | 25,931 |
| Georgia | 23,535 |
| Illinois | 23,331 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
6,435
Total Loan Volume
$2.1B
Avg Loan Size
$320K
Jobs Supported
63,043
Program Breakdown
7(a) 5,962 (93%)
504 473 (7%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
836 loans in this industry
New Business Share
26.4% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 810
2021 980
2022 883
2023 1,052
2024 1,305
2025 1,259
2026 146
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Landscaping Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 561730 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 5.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Landscaping Services?
117,969 business establishments. Together they employ 802,899 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Landscaping Services?
$51,286/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 6.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Landscaping Services employment?
California leads with 103,803 workers. Florida (78,430) and Texas (60,794) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Landscaping Services receive?
Landscaping Services businesses received 6,435 SBA loans totaling $2.1 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $320K. These loans supported 63,043 jobs at origination. Most lending (93%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 96% of that same 801-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
- Security Guards and Patrol Services 799,400
- Insurance Agencies and Brokerages 818,561
- Computer Systems Design Services 766,160
Benchmarking Landscaping Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Administrative and Support and Waste Management
- 117,969 establishments, 802,899 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 6,435 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 561730 · Data year: 2023
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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