Landscaping services in New Jersey 4,579 establishments · 28,556 employees · 2024

Firms (NJ)

4,579

Employment

28,556

Avg Annual Pay

$50,018

State Rank

#8 of 52

How New Jersey compares to national

Metric	New Jersey	National	New Jersey vs. U.S.
Establishments	4,579	123,316	3.7% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay	$50,018	$50,317	-$299 (-0.6%)
Location quotient	1.38	1.00	38% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)	6.2	7.3	—
Year-over-year firm growth	-1.1%	—	—

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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 1.38 means landscaping services are 38% over-represented in New Jersey's business mix relative to the U.S. average.

Top 10 states for landscaping services

Rank	State	Firms	Avg Pay
1	Florida	11,493	$45,546
2	California	9,662	$54,482
3	New York	7,898	$55,916
4	Texas	5,783	$51,582
5	Illinois	5,345	$52,272
6	Pennsylvania	5,134	$50,915
7	North Carolina	4,950	$47,035
8	New Jersey	4,579	$50,018
9	Ohio	4,524	$48,588
10	Massachusetts	4,114	$62,804

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