Des Moines, IA · Landscapers
Landscapers in Des Moines, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 298 landscaping services in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area in 2023, employing 3,334 people with $192.5 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
298
77th most of 387 US metro areas
3,334
11.2 per business, against 7.2 across all metros
$192.5 million
$57,724 per employee
82%
of businesses, against 84% across all metros
+3.8%
in the number of businesses (287 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Des Moines.
- Des Moines ranks 77th of 387 US metro areas by number of landscaping services.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 11.2 employees each, against 7.2 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $57,724 per employee a year, against $51,462.
- The market grew: 11 more businesses than in 2022.
How VERA helps landscapers in Des Moines.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Never let a proposal go cold
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Keep clients season after season
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Stay ahead of the weather
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Questions
Landscapers in Des Moines
How many landscaping services are there in Des Moines?
298 in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 3,334 people and paid $192.5 million in annual payroll.
Is the Des Moines market for landscapers growing?
By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 287 to 298 (+3.8%).
What does VERA do for landscapers in Des Moines?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Des Moines business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Landscapers in other markets
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is landscaping services, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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