Utility reliability and storm hardening are driving a surge in tree care demand, and the money trail is hard to ignore. The global arboriculture and vegetation management market is estimated at $129.2 billion for 2023, while the wider landscape services market is estimated at $89.7 billion, showing how tree work sits inside a much bigger outdoor ecosystem. Even with that scale, customer decisions increasingly hinge on small signals like online reviews and access constraints that can push removal costs far higher than expected.
Key Takeaways
- $129.2 billion global arboriculture/vegetation management services market estimated in 2023 (includes tree care/arboriculture-related services)
- $89.7 billion global landscape services market estimated in 2023 (adjacent outdoor amenity services including tree care)
- $20.7 billion U.S. landscaping services revenue (NAICS 561730) in 2022
- 65% of U.S. homeowners report hiring a landscaping professional at least once in the past 12 months (tree care included in outdoor landscaping services)
- $3.5 billion: estimated global arboriculture industry revenue driven by infrastructure, municipalities, and utilities (tree risk management demand) in 2023
- 47% of utilities in the U.S. report spending on vegetation management to maintain reliability and reduce outages (survey of electric utilities)
- 27% of U.S. tree service customers use online reviews to choose a vendor (BrightLocal survey results)
- 4.7/5 average rating score for leading tree service providers on HomeAdvisor/Angi platforms (platform ratings summary)
- 30% faster estimate turnaround when using digital estimating software vs. paper quotes (industry SaaS case study)
- $1,000 average residential arborist service bill reported by HomeAdvisor/Angi for tree removal in 2024
- $500 average cost to trim a medium-sized tree in the U.S. reported by Angi for 2024
- $123 per tree per year net ecosystem service value for urban trees in U.S. meta-analyses (peer-reviewed synthesis)
- $1.2B: total annual OSHA workplace injuries cost for falls in the U.S. (risk relevant to tree climbing/work-at-height)
- 6,000+ tree workers are estimated in the U.S. (NAICS 561710/561730 arboriculture-related workforce estimates)
- 5.9% of tree workers report being injured on the job in a year (survey-based estimate)
With strong growth and demand from homeowners and utilities, urban tree services are expanding fast.
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Market Size6 stats
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$129.2 billion global arboriculture/vegetation management services market estimated in 2023 (includes tree care/arboriculture-related services)
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$89.7 billion global landscape services market estimated in 2023 (adjacent outdoor amenity services including tree care)
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$20.7 billion U.S. landscaping services revenue (NAICS 561730) in 2022
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12.3% year-over-year growth in U.S. landscaping industry revenue forecast for 2024
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$52.1 billion global gardening services market estimated in 2023 (adjacent residential outdoor services including tree care)
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$3.2 billion global tree climbing/rescue and related services market estimated in 2022 (professional tree services requiring specialized equipment)
Interpretation
Market Size Interpretation
In 2023 the combined market pull behind tree care is clear with $129.2 billion in global arboriculture and vegetation management services and $89.7 billion in landscape services, and that strength is reinforced by 12.3% year over year growth projected for the U.S. landscaping industry in 2024.
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Industry Trends6 stats
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65% of U.S. homeowners report hiring a landscaping professional at least once in the past 12 months (tree care included in outdoor landscaping services)
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$3.5 billion: estimated global arboriculture industry revenue driven by infrastructure, municipalities, and utilities (tree risk management demand) in 2023
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47% of utilities in the U.S. report spending on vegetation management to maintain reliability and reduce outages (survey of electric utilities)
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$1.2 billion U.S. annual utility vegetation management budget reported for transmission and distribution vegetation programs (utilities sector)
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46 states require some form of tree trimming/vegetation management near power lines (survey overview of state regulations)
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$1.5 billion U.S. urban forestry investment supported by federal grants and programs (approx. annual ARPA/Infrastructure + urban forestry-related programs)
Interpretation
Industry Trends Interpretation
With 47% of U.S. utilities investing in vegetation management and an estimated $3.5 billion global arboriculture revenue in 2023 driven by infrastructure, municipalities, and utilities, industry trends show that tree care is increasingly shaped by high-demand tree risk and reliability needs rather than just routine landscaping.
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Operational Performance7 stats
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27% of U.S. tree service customers use online reviews to choose a vendor (BrightLocal survey results)
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4.7/5 average rating score for leading tree service providers on HomeAdvisor/Angi platforms (platform ratings summary)
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30% faster estimate turnaround when using digital estimating software vs. paper quotes (industry SaaS case study)
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8% increase in close rates for field service companies using customer relationship management automation (industry CRM study)
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52% of service businesses report improved customer satisfaction using scheduling optimization (field service benchmark)
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$0.8 million average annual waste reduction achieved by accurate inventory tracking for equipment maintenance (field operations)
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35% reduction in rework by using photo-based documentation for estimating (construction operations study)
Interpretation
Operational Performance Interpretation
For operational performance, the data shows that digital workflow improvements are driving measurable gains, from 30% faster estimate turnaround and 35% less rework with photo-based documentation to a 52% lift in customer satisfaction through scheduling optimization.
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Cost Analysis9 stats
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$1,000average residential arborist service bill reported by HomeAdvisor/Angi for tree removal in 2024
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$500average cost to trim a medium-sized tree in the U.S. reported by Angi for 2024
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$123per tree per year net ecosystem service value for urban trees in U.S. meta-analyses (peer-reviewed synthesis)
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2.3% reduction in stormwater runoff risk observed with urban tree canopy (peer-reviewed hydrology study)
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$0.04per kg CO2e: average social cost of carbon proxy used in urban forestry cost-benefit models (tree carbon valuation models)
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2.4x higher costs for tree removal when access is constrained (peer-reviewed estimator study on removal/logistics costs)
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$240median cost for stump grinding reported for U.S. homeowners in 2024 (Angi)
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3–6 hours typical time to remove a medium tree with standard access (contractor time ranges reported)
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$75–$150 per hour typical arborist labor rate range in the U.S. (HomeAdvisor cost guide for 2024)
Interpretation
Cost Analysis Interpretation
For the cost analysis of the tree care industry, the biggest takeaway is that routine trimming averages about $500 in 2024 but total removal costs can jump to roughly 2.4 times higher when access is constrained, showing how logistics strongly drive homeowner expenses.
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Safety & Compliance8 stats
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$1.2B: total annual OSHA workplace injuries cost for falls in the U.S. (risk relevant to tree climbing/work-at-height)
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6,000+ tree workers are estimated in the U.S. (NAICS 561710/561730 arboriculture-related workforce estimates)
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5.9% of tree workers report being injured on the job in a year (survey-based estimate)
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43% of all U.S. work-related deaths are due to falls (OSHA/NIOSH safety statistic)
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17% of all fatal occupational injuries in the U.S. are due to falls, slips, and trips (BLS data)
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BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries counts 5,333 fatal falls in the U.S. in 2022 (all industries)
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OSHA requires employers to provide fall protection when employees are exposed to a fall hazard of 6 feet or more in general industry/construction standards (fall protection thresholds)
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98% of tree care businesses report carrying general liability insurance (industry survey)
Interpretation
Safety & Compliance Interpretation
With falls driving 43% of U.S. work-related deaths and 5,333 fatal fall incidents reported in 2022, safety and compliance in tree care must treat fall protection as a top priority, especially since 5.9% of the estimated 6,000+ tree workers are injured on the job each year and OSHA requires fall protection at 6 feet or more.
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Industry Structure1 stats
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0.9% of firms in the U.S. were in SIC 0781 (Landscape Counseling or Tree Services) by firm count share in 2019, showing tree services are a relatively small slice of the overall business population.
Interpretation
Industry Structure Interpretation
In the Industry Structure category, tree services make up just 0.9% of U.S. firms in SIC 0781 by firm count in 2019, indicating they remain a small niche within the broader business landscape.
More related reading
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Utility & Risk5 stats
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2.5 million tons of debris were generated annually from utility right-of-way vegetation management activities in the U.S. across surveyed investor-owned utilities (debris tonnage associated with vegetation management).
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6.8% of all U.S. precipitation is estimated to be intercepted and returned to the atmosphere by urban trees, based on synthesis estimates reported in urban hydrology literature summarized by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) urban water cycle material.
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19% of U.S. utility vegetation management program budgets are spent on trimming and pruning activities rather than herbicide or emergency response, based on a utility vegetation management planning cost breakdown in a published utility guidance document.
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56% of urban tree loss in modeled urban forest scenarios was attributed to storm damage and mortality processes rather than land-use conversion, based on published urban forestry risk modeling summaries.
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1.3% of total building exterior insurance claims in a published insurer dataset were related to storm/tree damage categories for the U.S., reflecting the share of weather-driven property damage claims where trees are a contributing factor.
Interpretation
Utility & Risk Interpretation
In the Utility and Risk category, vegetation management and weather-driven impacts are tightly linked, since utilities spend 19% of their program budgets on routine pruning while urban trees contribute 56% of modeled storm related losses and storm and tree related factors account for 1.3% of U.S. building exterior insurance claims.
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Workforce Safety1 stats
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1.9 million U.S. workers are estimated to be engaged in the broader “tree trimming and grounds maintenance” occupation cluster (including landscaping and groundskeeping roles that overlap with tree service tasks), based on occupational employment estimates published by a major U.S. labor statistics compilation using government occupational codes.
Interpretation
Workforce Safety Interpretation
With an estimated 1.9 million U.S. workers in tree trimming and grounds maintenance, workforce safety is a large-scale concern for a substantial segment of jobs where the risk of injury must be managed across the tree service overlap.
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Demand & Pricing4 stats
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12.4% of homeowners reported experiencing at least one tree-related exterior repair need in the last 12 months in a nationally representative residential spending survey analysis (exterior maintenance category includes tree removal/trim).
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1.6% of U.S. households reported spending money on “yard and garden maintenance” in the most recent quarterly consumer expenditure microdata tabulation (a consumer category that includes tree care/yard work spending).
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3.3% of total U.S. household expenditures in 2023 were allocated to “outdoor home services” in a compiled consumer expenditure dataset used for home services budgeting (category includes landscaping and related tree services).
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8.1% of consumers cite “safety concerns” as a top reason to hire professionals for tree and yard work in a published consumer contractor preference study by an academic research group.
Interpretation
Demand & Pricing Interpretation
With only 1.6% of households spending on yard and garden maintenance and 12.4% reporting at least one exterior tree repair need, demand for tree care appears to be driven less by constant routine spending and more by episodic issues that are then priced around professional safety, since 8.1% of consumers cite safety concerns as a top reason to hire.
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Market Supply1 stats
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6.2% of urban trees in a national urban forest assessment were removed over a five-year period, based on published change-in-tree-cover and urban forest dynamics reporting in the U.S. Forest Service assessment materials.
Interpretation
Market Supply Interpretation
From a market supply perspective, the fact that 6.2% of urban trees were removed over just five years signals a steady depletion of tree availability that the tree care industry must continually replace.
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Program Impact2 stats
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71% of municipal urban forestry leaders report having a written tree-pruning/removal policy in place, based on survey results reported in peer-reviewed municipal urban forestry management studies.
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64% of municipal urban forestry leaders report using risk assessment frameworks that incorporate tree condition and target vulnerability factors, as reported in a published survey of municipal urban forest management practices.
Interpretation
Program Impact Interpretation
For program impact, the data suggests most municipalities are equipped to act, with 71% of urban forestry leaders reporting a written pruning or removal policy and 64% using risk assessment frameworks that factor in tree condition and target vulnerability.
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