NAICS 561730

Landscaping & Tree Care Services in California

Establishments primarily engaged in landscape care and maintenance, grounds-keeping, and arborist services including tree trimming, removal and stump grinding. The Census reports these together under NAICS 561730.

Establishments (2023): 9,393; Statewide, California
Employees: 103,803; Mid-March employment
Annual payroll: $5.3B; All establishments
Avg. establishment size: 11.1; Employees per establishment

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.

Landscaping by county

Ranked by establishment count, 2023 County Business Patterns. For the crowded-versus-underserved reading, see the saturation ranking, which ranks by establishments per resident instead.

#	County	Establishments	Per 10k residents	Share of state
1	Los Angeles County	1,300	1.3	13.8%
2	San Diego County	943	2.9	10.0%
3	Orange County	738	2.3	7.9%
4	Riverside County	686	2.7	7.3%
5	Santa Clara County	508	2.7	5.4%
6	Sacramento County	391	2.4	4.2%
7	Contra Costa County	355	3.0	3.8%
8	San Bernardino County	324	1.5	3.4%
9	Ventura County	309	3.7	3.3%
10	Sonoma County	301	6.2	3.2%
11	Alameda County	300	1.8	3.2%
12	San Mateo County	286	3.8	3.0%
13	Santa Barbara County	261	5.9	2.8%
14	Fresno County	207	2.0	2.2%
15	Placer County	201	4.5	2.1%
16	San Joaquin County	179	2.2	1.9%
17	San Luis Obispo County	167	5.9	1.8%
18	Monterey County	165	3.8	1.8%
19	Marin County	149	5.9	1.6%
20	Kern County	140	1.5	1.5%
21	Santa Cruz County	140	5.4	1.5%
22	El Dorado County	114	5.9	1.2%
23	Stanislaus County	114	2.0	1.2%
24	Solano County	106	2.3	1.1%
25	Tulare County	104	2.1	1.1%

Counties in California

Landscaping in Los Angeles Landscaping in San Diego Landscaping in Orange Landscaping in Riverside Landscaping in San Bernardino Landscaping in Santa Clara Landscaping in Alameda Landscaping in Sacramento Landscaping in Contra Costa Landscaping in Fresno Landscaping in Kern Landscaping in Ventura Landscaping in San Francisco Landscaping in San Joaquin Landscaping in San Mateo Landscaping in Stanislaus Landscaping in Sonoma Landscaping in Tulare Landscaping in Solano Landscaping in Placer Landscaping in Santa Barbara Landscaping in Monterey Landscaping in Merced Landscaping in San Luis Obispo Landscaping in Santa Cruz Landscaping in Marin Landscaping in Yolo Landscaping in Butte Landscaping in El Dorado Landscaping in Shasta Landscaping in Imperial Landscaping in Madera Landscaping in Kings Landscaping in Napa Landscaping in Humboldt Landscaping in Nevada Landscaping in Sutter Landscaping in Yuba Landscaping in Mendocino Landscaping in San Benito Landscaping in Lake Landscaping in Tehama Landscaping in Tuolumne Landscaping in Calaveras Landscaping in Siskiyou Landscaping in Amador Landscaping in Glenn Landscaping in Lassen Landscaping in Del Norte Colusa Landscaping in Plumas Landscaping in Inyo Landscaping in Mariposa Trinity Landscaping in Mono Modoc Sierra Alpine

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Establishment counts, employment and annual payroll by NAICS. Retrieved 2026-09-08.
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.