NAICS 561730

Landscaping & Tree Care Services in Visalia, CA

The 3 ZIP codes assigned to Visalia contained 54 Landscaping establishments in 2023, of which 10 employed 10 or more people.

Establishments (2023)
54
3 ZIP codes
10 or more employees
10
Practical financing floor
Share of county
52%
Tulare County
City population
146,541
2025 estimate

Figures cover the ZIP codes the U.S. Postal Service assigns to Visalia (93277, 93291, 93292). 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 Visalia'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
1-43463.0%
5-9611.1%
10-19611.1%
20-4947.4%

How this market compares

Visalia 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.

Densely served1.61% of local businesses, against 0.86% statewide

This industry takes up a far larger slice of the local business base than it does statewide. A crowded market: expect established competitors and price pressure, but also a deeper pool of businesses to buy.

Vs state share
+86%
Share of local businesses
Rank by count
#27
of 356 cities
Rank by share
#62
of 287 ranked
Since 2020
+15%
Change in establishments

This compares how much of Visalia’s business base is landscaping & tree care services, against the California figure. Base: 3,364 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

Visalia tracks the California size distribution closely.

Share of establishmentsVisaliaCaliforniaDifference
Under 5 employeesOwner-operated, often no management layer63.0%58.5%+4.4%
5 to 49 employeesThe range most individual buyers target29.6%18.4%+11.2%
10 or more employeesPractical floor for acquisition financing18.5%8.9%+9.6%

Nearest comparable markets

The closest places to Visalia 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
Tulare11+9%
Exeter6n/a
Woodlake4n/a
Hanford11+11%
Kingsburg6n/a

The wider Tulare County market

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

County establishments (2023)
104
Tulare County
County employees
544
Mid-March employment
County annual payroll
$21M
All establishments
Full Landscaping data for Tulare 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 Visalia

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.