Analysis
NAICS 541320 is the 2022 national industry for landscape architectural services, part of 54132 (Landscape Architectural Services). Census lists 21 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 5,176 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 29,046 people at an average annual payroll of $77,778 per employee (66th percentile of national industries). 71% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include architects' offices, landscape, architects' private practices, landscape, architectural services, landscape and city planning services, among 21 in all.
For example, providing landscape care and maintenance services and/or installing trees, shrubs, plants, lawns, or gardens along with the design of landscape plans are classified in 561730 (Landscaping Services) instead.
Census lists 2 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 561730 and 925120. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in planning 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, by applying knowledge of land characteristics, location of buildings and structures, use of land areas, and design of landscape projects.
Illustrative Examples:
Garden planning services Landscape architects' offices Golf course or ski area design services Landscape consulting services Industrial land use planning services Landscape design services
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing landscape care and maintenance services and/or installing trees, shrubs, plants, lawns, or gardens along with the design of landscape plans | 561730 Landscaping Services |
| Government establishments primarily engaged in the administration and planning of the development of urban and rural areas, such as urban planning commissions | 925120 Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development |
Index entries (21)
- Architects' offices, landscape
- Architects' private practices, landscape
- Architectural services, landscape
- City planning services
- Garden planning services
- Golf course design services
- Industrial land use planning services
- Land use design services
- Land use planning services
- Landscape architects' offices
- Landscape architects' private practices
- Landscape architectural services
- Landscape consulting services
- Landscape design services
- Landscape planning services
- Ski area design services
- Ski area planning services
- Town planners' offices
- Town planning services
- Urban planners' offices
- Urban planning services