Landscaping companies in Hawaii: 606 locations, -0.6% jobs
Official counts for landscaping companies in Hawaii, 2026 Q1: how many there are, whether they are adding jobs, what they pay, and how Hawaii compares with the other states. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau, refreshed each quarter.
Hawaii against the country · 2026 Q1
| Hawaii | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Landscaping companies with employees | 606 | 124,018 |
| Per 100,000 residents | 41.9 | 36.5 |
| Jobs | 4,541 | 799,090 |
| Jobs, year over year | -0.6% | -1.4% |
| Locations, year over year | +3.4% | +1.9% |
| Average weekly wage | $927 | $971 |
| Rank among states, density | 18 of 50 | |
| Rank among states, job growth | 26 of 50 |
What the numbers say
Hawaii has 606 landscaping companies with payroll, employing 4,541 people. At 41.9 per 100,000 residents the market is close to the national average, number 18 among the 50 states with published data. Jobs fell 0.6% 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 Hawaii is $927 a week, 5% below 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 Hawaii moved +14.2%, from 520 to 594.
Landscaping companies in Hawaii, annual average
- 2021520
- 2022549
- 2023572
- 2024585
- 2025594
Jobs at landscaping companies in Hawaii
- 20214,571
- 20224,536
- 20234,568
- 20244,648
- 20254,549
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 Hawaii
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 Hawaii, 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 Hawaii?
BLS counted 606 landscaping companies with employees in Hawaii in 2026 Q1, employing 4,541 people. Owner-only businesses with no payroll are not in that count. That is 41.9 per 100,000 residents, against 36.5 nationally.
Are landscaping companies growing in Hawaii?
Not at the moment. Jobs at landscaping companies in Hawaii changed -0.6% over the year to 2026 Q1, and the number of locations changed +3.4%. That ranks Hawaii 26 of 50 states for job growth in this business type. Over five years the location count moved +14.2%.
Is Hawaii a crowded market for landscaping companies?
Hawaii has 41.9 landscaping companies per 100,000 residents, close to the national average, ranking 18 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 Hawaii
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 Hawaii · Growth ranking for Hawaii · Landscaping companies by state