Landscaping Services NAICS 561730

Mar 18, 2026 - Green Services Demand Increased in Q4 2025

• Providers of lawn care and landscaping – “Green” services – saw conditions improve in the fourth quarter of 2025 amid demand for year-end clean-ups and seasonal prep work, according to the recently released Home Service Economic Report by Jobber, a job tracking and customer management software firm. The green sector saw a 3% increase in new work bookings in Q4 compared to the same period in 2024. The median revenue of green firms increased 10% in the fourth quarter compared to the same period a year earlier, and the average invoice size grew by 5% over the same period. The off-season uptick in new work, along with higher invoices and revenue, suggests that green industry firms captured more dollar value per visit in Q4. Milder-than-usual weather late in the year also helped boost job bookings.
• The war in Iran has driven up global oil prices, which could impact landscaping firms' operating costs for equipment and vehicles. According to AAA, on March 18, 2026, the US average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.84, up more than 30% from a month earlier. The US Gulf Coast price for diesel, a fuel commonly used in landscaping trucks and other equipment and vehicles, was $3.54 per gallon for the week ending March 13, 2026, up 66% from the week ending February 6, 2026. If high fuel prices persist and landscaping firms don't pass higher costs on to customers, margins may be pinched. The spike in fuel costs may prompt some firms to switch to battery-powered electric landscaping equipment.

• Honda has begun US production of its battery-powered ProZision zero-turn mowers at its Swepsonville, North Carolina plant, marking the company’s first electric ZTR models for commercial landscapers, according to Turf Magazine. The 54-inch and 60-inch mowers, powered by five 48-volt brushless motors, will be available through specialty dealers starting in February 2026. The launch expands Honda’s power equipment operations at the facility. Honda says the ProZision lineup reflects a broader push to electrify its equipment portfolio as battery-powered tools gain traction among contractors evaluating emissions, operating costs, and jobsite needs.
• Commercial landscaping companies are turning to robotic and autonomous mowers to counter severe labor shortages, rising wages, and the retirement of Baby Boomers, according to Turf Magazine. Remote-controlled slope mowers and app-guided autonomous units can handle dangerous or monotonous work, cut steep terrain in half the time of manual crews, and free skilled employees to focus on higher-value design and maintenance tasks. The technology also opens new revenue streams, allowing firms to take on niche projects such as clearing fire prone vegetation, maintaining drainage basins, and managing large parks or sports fields with greater precision and safety. By reducing dependence on hard to find labor and improving efficiency, automation helps landscapers scale operations, pay top talent more competitively, and offer services that differentiate them in a tight market.