Landscaping services in California 9,662 establishments · 106,707 employees · 2024
Firms (CA)
9,662
Employment
106,707
Avg Annual Pay
$54,482
State Rank
#2 of 52
How California compares to national
Metric
California
National
California vs. U.S.
Establishments
9,662
123,316
7.8% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$54,482
$50,317
+$4,165 (+8.3%)
Location quotient
0.51
1.00
49% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
11.0
7.3
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Year-over-year firm growth
+0.6%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.51 means landscaping services are 49% under-represented in California's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 561730. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json