Detroit, MI · Landscapers

Landscapers in Detroit, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 1,711 landscaping services in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area in 2023, employing 8,261 people with $582.1 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.

Businesses

1,711

9th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

8,261

4.8 per business, against 7.2 across all metros

Annual payroll

$582.1 million

$70,460 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

88%

of businesses, against 84% across all metros

Change since 2022

+2.0%

in the number of businesses (1,677 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Detroit.

  • Detroit is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for landscaping services, 9th of 387.
  • Businesses here run smaller than average: 4.8 employees each, against 7.2 across all metros.
  • Pay runs above the metro average: $70,460 per employee a year, against $51,462.
  • The market grew: 34 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps landscapers in Detroit.

The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.

Never let a proposal go cold

VERA tracks every open design and install proposal and proposes the follow-up at the right moment, so bids turn into signed jobs.

Keep clients season after season

VERA flags expiring maintenance contracts and drafts renewal offers, so your recurring revenue doesn't quietly slip away.

Stay ahead of the weather

When rain or snow changes the plan, VERA drafts reschedule notices and reworks the route so you're not on the phone all morning.

Questions

Landscapers in Detroit

How many landscaping services are there in Detroit?

1,711 in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 8,261 people and paid $582.1 million in annual payroll.

Is the Detroit market for landscapers growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 1,677 to 1,711 (+2.0%).

What does VERA do for landscapers in Detroit?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Detroit 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

Other Detroit markets

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.

See what VERA can do for your business.

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