Contrax Pathway · Step 1 · Gap Map

Where the federal landscaping work is, and who already has it

Federal spending in fiscal year 2025, the share set aside for small businesses, the top buying agencies, contracts ending in the next 12 months, and how many companies hold the work now. Green states have big spending but few companies holding it. Source: USAspending.gov, by state.

JanitorialSecurity guardTrucking and haulingLandscapingConstructionHVAC and plumbingElectricalIT servicesCybersecurityWaste and trash hauling

Federal landscaping spending

$571M

Contracts ending in 12 months

1,274

Openings (green states)

13

Alabama: Opening, $17.2M federal spendingAlaska: Opening, $8.3M federal spendingArizona: Small market, $1.3M federal spendingArkansas: Crowded, $6.7M federal spendingCalifornia: Opening, $74.4M federal spendingColorado: Crowded, $11.7M federal spendingConnecticut: Small market, $591K federal spendingDelaware: Small market, $1.7M federal spendingFlorida: Opening, $23.9M federal spendingGeorgia: Crowded, $10.0M federal spendingHawaii: Opening, $13.9M federal spendingIdaho: Small market, $2.7M federal spendingIllinois: Crowded, $9.4M federal spendingIndiana: Crowded, $5.1M federal spendingIowa: Small market, $1.9M federal spendingKansas: Small market, $4.3M federal spendingKentucky: Opening, $9.4M federal spendingLouisiana: Crowded, $6.2M federal spendingMaine: Small market, $1.9M federal spendingMaryland: Opening, $18.9M federal spendingMassachusetts: Small market, $3.3M federal spendingMichigan: Small market, $2.1M federal spendingMinnesota: Small market, $3.0M federal spendingMississippi: Crowded, $5.9M federal spendingMissouri: Crowded, $8.3M federal spendingMontana: Small market, $1.7M federal spendingNebraska: Small market, $4.2M federal spendingNevada: Small market, $629K federal spendingNew Hampshire: Small market, $1.2M federal spendingNew Jersey: Opening, $5.8M federal spendingNew Mexico: Small market, $4.6M federal spendingNew York: Crowded, $12.7M federal spendingNorth Carolina: Opening, $22.8M federal spendingNorth Dakota: Small market, $2.1M federal spendingOhio: Crowded, $7.9M federal spendingOklahoma: Crowded, $5.0M federal spendingOregon: Small market, $4.1M federal spendingPennsylvania: Crowded, $7.6M federal spendingRhode Island: Small market, $3.7M federal spendingSouth Carolina: Opening, $15.7M federal spendingSouth Dakota: Small market, $1.6M federal spendingTennessee: Small market, $4.9M federal spendingTexas: Opening, $45.6M federal spendingUtah: Small market, $2.3M federal spendingVermont: Small market, $573K federal spendingVirginia: Opening, $123M federal spendingWashington: Crowded, $9.5M federal spendingWest Virginia: Small market, $3.0M federal spendingWisconsin: Small market, $780K federal spendingWyoming: Small market, $1.4M federal spendingDistrict of Columbia: Opening, $26.6M federal spending
Opening: Big spending, few companies holding the workCrowded: Big spending, many companies already inSmall market: Less federal spending in this trade

Best openings for landscaping

Big federal spending, few companies holding the work, ranked with the small-business share and contracts coming up.

StateSpendingSmall-business shareCompanies holding workEnding in 12 monthsRating
Texas$45.6M34%5476Opening
Virginia$123M14%4760Opening
Florida$23.9M31%3539Opening
California$74.4M11%65105Opening
District of Columbia$26.6M12%2657Opening
Georgia$10.0M34%1931Crowded
New York$12.7M44%3142Crowded
Washington$9.5M46%2027Crowded
Alabama$17.2M25%1113Opening
Missouri$8.3M68%2730Crowded
North Carolina$22.8M11%2034Opening
Maryland$18.9M12%2138Opening
Mississippi$5.9M61%1415Crowded
Colorado$11.7M28%2531Crowded
Alaska$8.3M31%1113Opening

"Companies holding work" counts the companies whose federal landscaping contracts in the state end in the next 18 months. Figures are by place of performance and state; county figures are not available from this source.