Landscaping Services
Description
This industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in providing landscape care and maintenance services and/or installing trees, shrubs, plants, lawns, or gardens and (2) establishments primarily engaged in providing these services along with the design of landscape plans and/or the construction (i.e., installation) of walkways, retaining walls, decks, fences, ponds, and similar structures.
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services sector comprises establishments performing routine support activities for the day-to-day operations of other organizations. These essential activities are often undertaken in-house by establishments in many sectors of the economy. The establishments in this sector specialize in one or more of these support activities and provide these services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households. Activities performed include: office administration, hiring and placing of personnel, document preparation and similar clerical services, solicitation, collection, security and surveillance services, cleaning, and waste disposal services. The administrative and management activities performed by establishments in this sector are typically on a contract or fee basis. These activities may also be performed by establishments that are part of the company or enterprise. However, establishments involved in administering, overseeing, and managing other establishments of the company or enterprise are classified in Sector 55, Management of Companies and Enterprises. Establishments in Sector 55, Management of Companies and Enterprises, normally undertake the strategic and organizational planning and decision-making role of the company or enterprise. Government establishments engaged in administering, overseeing, and managing governmental programs are classified in Sector 92, Public Administration. |
| 561 | Administrative and Support Services 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Administrative and Support Services subsector group establishments engaged in activities that support the day-to-day operations of other organizations. The processes employed in this sector (e.g., general management, personnel administration, clerical activities, cleaning activities) are often integral parts of the activities of establishments found in all sectors of the economy. The establishments classified in this subsector have specialization in one or more of these activities and can, therefore, provide services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households. The individual industries of this subsector are defined on the basis of the particular process that they are engaged in and the particular services they provide. Many of the activities in this subsector are ongoing routine support functions that businesses and organizations perform in-house. However, it is common to contract or purchase services from businesses that specialize in such activities and can, therefore, provide the services more efficiently. The industries in this subsector cannot be viewed as strictly "support." The Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services industry group includes travel agents, tour operators, and providers of other travel arrangement services, such as hotel and restaurant reservations and arranging the purchase of tickets, serving many types of clients, including individual consumers. This group was placed in this subsector because the services are often of the "support" nature (e.g., travel arrangement) to businesses and other organizations that purchase such services. The administrative and management activities performed by establishments in this sector are typically on a contract or fee basis. These activities may also be performed by establishments that are part of the company or enterprise. However, establishments involved in administering, overseeing, and managing other establishments of the company or enterprise are classified in Sector 55, Management of Companies and Enterprises. Establishments in Sector 55, Management of Companies and Enterprises, normally undertake the strategic and organizational planning and decision-making role of the company or enterprise. Government establishments engaged in administering, overseeing, and managing governmental programs are classified in Sector 92, Public Administration. |
| 5617 | Services to Buildings and Dwellings 4-digit industry group | This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) exterminating and pest control services; (2) janitorial services; (3) landscaping services; (4) carpet and upholstery cleaning services; or (5) other services to buildings and dwellings. |
| 56173 | Landscaping Services 5-digit NAICS industry | See industry description for 561730. |
| 561730 | Landscaping Services 6-digit U.S. detail | This industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in providing landscape care and maintenance services and/or installing trees, shrubs, plants, lawns, or gardens and (2) establishments primarily engaged in providing these services along with the design of landscape plans and/or the construction (i.e., installation) of walkways, retaining walls, decks, fences, ponds, and similar structures. |
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Classification References
- 01Installing artificial turf, constructing (i.e., installing) walkways, retaining walls, decks, fences, ponds, or similar structures, or right of way cutting (except maintenance)--are classified in Sector 23, Construction;
- 02Planning and designing the development of land areas for projects, such as parks and other recreational areas; airports; highways; hospitals; schools; land subdivisions; and commercial, industrial, and residential areas (without also installing trees, shrubs, plants, lawns/gardens, walkways, retaining walls, decks, and similar items or structures)--are classified in Industry 541320, Landscape Architectural Services; and
- 03Retailing landscaping materials and providing the installation and maintenance of these materials--are classified in Industry 444240, Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers.
Index Items
Arborist services
Cemetery plot care services
Fertilizing lawns
Garden maintenance services
Hydroseeding services (e.g., decorative, erosion control purposes)
Interior landscaping services
Landscape care and maintenance services
Landscape contractors (except construction)
Landscape installation services
Landscaping services (except planning)
Lawn care services (e.g., fertilizing, mowing, seeding, spraying)
Lawn fertilizing services
Lawn irrigation services
Lawn maintenance services
Lawn mowing services
Lawn mulching services
Lawn seeding services
Lawn spraying services
Line slash (i.e., rights of way) maintenance services
Maintenance of plants and shrubs in buildings
Mowing services (e.g., highway, lawn, road strip)
Ornamental tree and shrub services
Plant and shrub maintenance in buildings
Plant maintenance services
Pruning services, ornamental tree and shrub
Seasonal property maintenance services (i.e., snow plowing in winter, landscaping during other seasons)
Seeding lawns
Shrub services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming)
Snow plowing services combined with landscaping services (i.e., seasonal property maintenance services)
Sod laying services
Spraying lawns
Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line
Tree pruning services
Tree removal services
Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming)
Tree surgery services
Tree trimming services
Tropical plant maintenance services
Turf (except artificial) installation services
Weed control and fertilizing services (except crop)
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 561730.
National Association of Home Builders
A major industry association that offers resources and advocacy for home construction and related services including landscaping.
U.S. Census Bureau - NAICS Definition
The official government source providing the detailed definition and classification criteria for NAICS 561730.
Angi Home Services
A prominent industry directory connecting homeowners with licensed and insured landscaping professionals.
