Grand Rapids, MI · Landscapers

Landscapers in Grand Rapids, by the numbers.

The Census Bureau counted 425 landscaping services in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area in 2023, employing 3,942 people with $195.8 million in annual payroll.

The local market.

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

Businesses

425

59th most of 387 US metro areas

People employed

3,942

9.3 per business, against 7.2 across all metros

Annual payroll

$195.8 million

$49,679 per employee

Fewer than 10 employees

78%

of businesses, against 84% across all metros

Change since 2022

+4.9%

in the number of businesses (405 in 2022)

What the numbers say about Grand Rapids.

  • Grand Rapids ranks 59th of 387 US metro areas by number of landscaping services.
  • Businesses here run larger than average: 9.3 employees each, against 7.2 across all metros.
  • The market grew: 20 more businesses than in 2022.

How VERA helps landscapers in Grand Rapids.

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 Grand Rapids

How many landscaping services are there in Grand Rapids?

425 in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 3,942 people and paid $195.8 million in annual payroll.

Is the Grand Rapids market for landscapers growing?

By number of businesses it grew between 2022 and 2023: from 405 to 425 (+4.9%).

What does VERA do for landscapers in Grand Rapids?

VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids 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.

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