Landscaping companies in California: 10,297 locations, -1.4% jobs
Official counts for landscaping companies in California, 2026 Q1: how many there are, whether they are adding jobs, what they pay, and how California compares with the other states. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau, refreshed each quarter.
California against the country · 2026 Q1
| California | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Landscaping companies with employees | 10,297 | 124,018 |
| Per 100,000 residents | 26.1 | 36.5 |
| Jobs | 103,362 | 799,090 |
| Jobs, year over year | -1.4% | -1.4% |
| Locations, year over year | +5.2% | +1.9% |
| Average weekly wage | $1,041 | $971 |
| Rank among states, density | 45 of 50 | |
| Rank among states, job growth | 31 of 50 |
What the numbers say
California has 10,297 landscaping companies with payroll, employing 103,362 people. At 26.1 per 100,000 residents the market is thinner than the country as a whole, number 45 among the 50 states with published data. Jobs fell 1.4% over the year, against -1.4% nationally. Locations grew faster than jobs, which usually means more and smaller operators entering: the kind of market where the cheapest service gets crowded first.
Average pay at landscaping companies in California is $1,041 a week, 7% above the national figure of $971. Budget labor from this number, not from a national guide.
Over five years, from 2021 to 2025, the number of landscaping companies in California moved +7.5%, from 9,263 to 9,962.
Landscaping companies in California, annual average
- 20219,263
- 20229,424
- 20239,606
- 20249,662
- 20259,962
Jobs at landscaping companies in California
- 2021100,335
- 2022103,712
- 2023103,851
- 2024106,707
- 2025106,225
What counts as "landscaping companies" here
Landscaping services: lawn care, planting, tree and shrub maintenance, irrigation installation and seasonal grounds upkeep for homes and businesses. The code is NAICS 561730. BLS counts establishments that report payroll, so a one-person business with no employees is not in these figures; in trades with many solo operators the true number of businesses is higher.
Before you open one in California
A statewide figure tells you which way the wind blows. It does not tell you whether the corner you are looking at has the households, the income and the gap in competition to support one more. A counts the landscaping companies within reach of one address in California, reads the county trend from the same BLS table, and scores the plan. The saturation check does a city-level version for free.
Questions people ask
How many landscaping companies are there in California?
BLS counted 10,297 landscaping companies with employees in California in 2026 Q1, employing 103,362 people. Owner-only businesses with no payroll are not in that count. That is 26.1 per 100,000 residents, against 36.5 nationally.
Are landscaping companies growing in California?
Not at the moment. Jobs at landscaping companies in California changed -1.4% over the year to 2026 Q1, and the number of locations changed +5.2%. That ranks California 31 of 50 states for job growth in this business type. Over five years the location count moved +7.5%.
Is California a crowded market for landscaping companies?
California has 26.1 landscaping companies per 100,000 residents, thinner than the country as a whole, ranking 45 of 50 states. Density is a statewide average; a Neur report counts the competitors around one address.
Landscaping companies in every state
Densest first. The number is landscaping companies per 100,000 residents in 2026 Q1.
Other business types in California
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private sector, NAICS 561730, 2026 Q1 (quarterly) and annual averages (five-year series); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year population estimates. This page is generated from those feeds and rewritten when a new quarter publishes. All 14 business types in California · Growth ranking for California · Landscaping companies by state