NAICS 561730

Landscaping & Tree Care Services in Fresno, CA

The 15 ZIP codes assigned to Fresno contained 133 Landscaping establishments in 2023, of which 12 employed 10 or more people.

Establishments (2023)
133
15 ZIP codes
10 or more employees
12
Practical financing floor
Share of county
64%
Fresno County
City population
555,549
2025 estimate

Figures cover the ZIP codes the U.S. Postal Service assigns to Fresno (93701, 93702, 93703, 93704, 93705, 93706, 93710, 93711, 93720, 93722, 93723, 93725, and more). ZIP areas are not municipal boundaries: they can extend beyond city limits and are shared between neighbouring places. This is a count of establishments in Fresno's ZIP codes, not a count of businesses inside its city limits.

Establishments by size

Employee-count distribution. For most buyers the businesses worth pursuing sit in the 5 to 49 range: large enough to have a manager and real systems, small enough to be owner-operated.

EmployeesEstablishmentsShareDistribution
1-47556.4%
5-9139.8%
10-19129.0%

How this market compares

Fresno against every other city in California on the same measure. City figures cover the ZIP codes assigned to the place rather than its municipal boundary, so they are compared as a share of the businesses in those same ZIP codes rather than per resident. Cities with fewer than 500 businesses in total are left unranked.

Above average1.01% of local businesses, against 0.86% statewide

A larger slice of the local business base than the statewide share. Usually a sign of genuine local demand rather than oversupply.

Vs state share
+17%
Share of local businesses
Rank by count
#4
of 356 cities
Rank by share
#130
of 287 ranked
Since 2020
+9%
Change in establishments

This compares how much of Fresno’s business base is landscaping & tree care services, against the California figure. Base: 13,153 establishments across all industries in the same ZIP codes, 2023. It does not measure revenue, profitability or whether a market is worth entering.

Business size mix

Fresno tracks the California size distribution closely.

Share of establishmentsFresnoCaliforniaDifference
Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer56.4%58.5%-2.1%
5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target18.8%18.4%+0.4%
10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing9.0%8.9%+0.1%

Nearest comparable markets

The closest places to Fresno that also have Landscaping establishments on record. Useful for spotting a gap next door, or realising the market you are looking at is already served from the town over.

MarketEstablishmentsVs state share
Clovis39+63%
Sanger7n/a
Selma6n/a
Madera16+22%
Kingsburg6n/a

The wider Fresno County market

Employment and payroll are reported at county level only, so the figures below describe the county Fresno sits in.

County establishments (2023)
207
Fresno County
County employees
2,553
Mid-March employment
County annual payroll
$117M
All establishments
Full Landscaping data for Fresno County

What acquirers look at

Commercial recurring contracts are the prize; residential mow-and-blow routes trade at much lower multiples, and route density drives margin more than revenue does. Tree care is the equipment-heavy end of the category, with real collateral value for SBA lending and durable utility line-clearance contracts.

Other industries in Fresno

Nearby cities

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 ZIP Code Business Patterns. Establishment counts and size distribution by ZIP code and NAICS, aggregated over the ZIP codes assigned to each city. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2026Q1). Quarterly establishment counts and employment for employers covered by unemployment insurance. Retrieved 2026-09-08.