Landscaping Industry Statistics: 50+ Numbers for 2026
The U.S. landscaping services industry is a $188.8B market with 693,000 businesses and over 1 million workers. The full statistics report — market size, customer economics, workforce, services mix, and homeowner spending.
The U.S. landscaping services industry will be worth $188.8 billion in 2026, made up of 693,000 businesses and 1.03 million grounds workers. The average household spends $202–$500 per year on outdoor services, and 80% of U.S. households now participate in some form of lawn care or gardening activity. Maintenance work captures 45% of the market; design-build and hardscape are growing fastest at 8.8% CAGR. Full breakdown below.
Market size
The U.S. landscaping services industry is one of the largest service-trade sectors in the country. Different research firms calculate it slightly differently — IBISWorld puts the 2026 number at $188.8 billion, while ConsumerAffairs cites a separate $74.5B figure that excludes some adjacent categories.
U.S. landscaping services industry, 2026
2025 industry annual revenue
Direct lawn care industry size
CAGR forecast 2025–2030
Businesses & workforce
Landscaping services businesses in the U.S.
Grounds maintenance workers, May 2024
Mean hourly wage, grounds maintenance
CAGR in number of businesses, 2020–2025
Customer & service economics
How much does the average landscaping business book per customer? What does revenue growth look like for typical firms?
Median customers per landscaping company
Median revenue per customer, per year
Typical sales growth, year over year
Revenue from single-family residential
Service mix
Maintenance is still the bread-and-butter of the industry — but the fastest-growing segments are design-build and hardscape work, where margins are higher.
| Share of market | Growth (CAGR) | |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance services | 45% | Industry-rate |
| Design-build & hardscape | ~30% | 8.8% |
| Lawn treatment / fertilization | ~12% | Industry-rate |
| Tree & shrub care | ~8% | Industry-rate |
| Other (irrigation, lighting, etc.) | ~5% | Varies |
Homeowner spending behavior
What do homeowners actually spend? Statistics here vary widely depending on whether DIY supplies, hired services, or both are counted.
U.S. households doing some lawn/garden activity
Average household spending on gardening services (2022)
Avg. spend among households that hire monthly service
National average per-visit mowing cost
The lighting segment
Holiday and permanent architectural lighting are a fast-growing slice of exterior services — especially permanent lighting, which barely existed as a category before 2015.
Global Christmas lights & decorations market, 2026
Global holiday lighting market by 2026
Homes with Trimlight installed
Homes with JellyFish Lighting installed
Profit margin on Christmas light installation
Year-over-year growth in year-round lighting installs
Methodology
These statistics were compiled in May 2026 from publicly-available industry research, government data, and trade-association reports. Where sources disagreed, we cited each independently rather than averaging them — readers should note that "landscaping industry size" varies by 2× or more depending on whether the figure includes hardscape, tree care, and lighting subcategories.
Specific notes:
- IBISWorld reports the broadest definition ($188.8B), including design-build, hardscape, irrigation, and tree care.
- ConsumerAffairs / Workyard cite narrower definitions ($74.5B–$184.1B) that may exclude or limit specific subcategories.
- BLS wage and employment data is from the May 2024 OEWS release. May 2025 data is scheduled for May 2026 release.
- NALP customer/revenue data is from the 2025 Financial Benchmark Study.
- Lighting market figures are global; U.S.-specific share is ~30–40% of global totals.
For Lawn Lab Landscaping's coverage of these segments, see our individual service pages.
Sources
- IBISWorld — Landscaping Services in the US, Industry Report 56173
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, Grounds Maintenance Workers
- BLS — Occupational Outlook Handbook, Grounds Maintenance Workers
- NALP — Landscape Industry Statistics
- ConsumerAffairs — Landscaping Industry Statistics 2026
- Statista — U.S. Household Expenditure on Gardening Services
- HomeGuide — Lawn Care Prices
- LawnStarter — How Much Does Lawn Care Cost in 2026
- Workyard — Landscaping Facts and Statistics
- Mordor Intelligence — United States Landscaping Market Forecast
- Trimlight — Permanent LED Holiday Lighting
- JellyFish Lighting — About
- Allied Market Research — Christmas Lights and Decorations Market
- Home Service Base — Christmas Light Installation Business Statistics