Landscapers in Indiana: licensing, jobs, pay and local data

20,120 people work as landscapers in Indiana, and the median pay is $36,980 a year (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024).

The Census Bureau counts 2,463 landscaping service businesses with employees in Indiana (2023 County Business Patterns).

That is 8.3 businesses per 10,000 homes, against 8.2 nationally.

Indiana ranks 37 of 51 states for median pay in this trade.

It ranks 27 of 51 for businesses per 10,000 homes.

Figures last updated on .

Jobs
20,120
Median pay, a year
$36,980
Businesses with employees
2,463

Landscapers in Indiana: businesses and jobs

Census Bureau 2023; Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2024
IndianaUnited States
Businesses with employees2,463117,969
Their employees17,467802,899
Annual payroll$838,099,000$41,177,464,000
Payroll per employee$47,982$51,286
Businesses per 10,000 homes8.38.2
Jobs20,120943,430
Jobs per 1,000 jobs6.31—
Location quotient (1.00 = the national share)1.031.00

A location quotient above 1 means the trade’s share of all jobs is larger here than nationally.

What landscapers earn in Indiana

May 2024, US Bureau of Labor Statistics
IndianaUnited States
Median pay, a year$36,980$38,090
Median pay, an hour$17.78$18.31
10th percentile$28,030$29,990
25th percentile$33,630$35,250
75th percentile$44,310$45,870
90th percentile$47,940$53,900
Average pay, a year$38,230$40,880

Landscapers by county in Indiana

Businesses with employees, 2023 County Business Patterns
CountyBusinesses with employeesTheir employeesBusinesses per 10,000 homes
Marion County2692,4936.1
Hamilton County1792,81612.4
Allen County1571,2869.4
Lake County1456416.7
St. Joseph County963768.1
Elkhart County8936211.1
Porter County8344511.4
Johnson County6634610.0
Madison County6431510.8
Hendricks County584068.3
Vanderburgh County572506.7
Hancock County5651716.3
Tippecanoe County553116.8
Monroe County543638.2
Kosciusko County5222113.4
LaPorte County462069.2
Boone County4340714.5
Delaware County431,5628.3
Warrick County3727813.8
Clark County341736.2
Vigo County331987.0
Floyd County281838.0
Howard County28607.0
Morgan County272709.0
Bartholomew County261077.3
Shelby County207510.2
Dearborn County19569.0
Dubois County18769.6
LaGrange County184211.9
Steuben County18459.4
Adams County174312.8
DeKalb County17699.2
Henry County17618.1
Jasper County179212.3
Marshall County171518.5
Montgomery County174710.3
Whitley County177211.3
Knox County162329.4
Wayne County16655.2
Gibson County156110.1
Jackson County15877.8
Noble County15437.4
Wells County153612.4
Huntington County14558.6
Lawrence County14616.8
Harrison County12397.1
Jennings County1211210.2
Parke County123415.7
Scott County123311.1
Greene County11427.7
Miami County11487.4
Posey County11279.9
White County11708.5
Grant County10253.3
Ripley County102698.0
Brown County93210.5
Cass County9325.5
Daviess County9387.0
Franklin County9939.2
Fulton County9299.4

Showing the 60 counties with the most businesses, of 86.

The homes behind the work in Indiana

Estimate (90% margin of error)
IndianaUnited States
Detached houses72.6% (±0.2 points)61.3%
Attached houses (townhouses, rowhouses)3.9% (±0.1 points)6.2%
Housing units2,976,568 (±617)143,775,355
Homes built 2010 to 20198.0% (±0.1 points)9.4%

Licenses for landscapers in Indiana

Indiana sets its own licenses for this trade, and many cities and counties add their own; the US Department of Labor’s License Finder lists each license Indiana requires and the agency that issues it.

Before work starts, the local building department says which permits the job needs and which license the person pulling them must hold.

Federal rules and model codes for landscapers

These federal rules apply to this work in every state, and the model codes below are adopted state by state; each is linked to its official text.

Business counts are establishments: a company with offices in two counties is counted in each.

Jobs and pay are for the occupation in every industry, so they include people employed by builders, property managers and governments as well as by contractors.

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Questions about Indiana

How much do landscapers make in Indiana?

The median pay for landscapers in Indiana is $36,980 a year, against $38,090 nationally (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024).

How many landscapers work in Indiana?

20,120 people work as landscapers in Indiana, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ May 2024 count of jobs.

How many landscaping service businesses are in Indiana?

The Census Bureau counts 2,463 landscaping service businesses with employees in Indiana (2023 County Business Patterns).

Do landscapers need a license in Indiana?

Indiana sets its own licenses for this trade, and many cities and counties add their own; the US Department of Labor’s License Finder lists each license Indiana requires and the agency that issues it.

Sources

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are published by the US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them. Rules are summarized from their official text, which governs; this page is not legal advice, and a state or city may add requirements of its own.

Figures last updated on .

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