Survey says

Lawn & Landscape collected data from our fourth COVID-19 survey from May 7-14  and received about 500 respondents). Below are how the numbers compare from our first survey on March 20-23 (about 1,300 respondents), the second survey from March 28-31 (about 800 respondents) and the third survey April 11-14 (about 800 respondents.) The survey shows the industry is rebounding with increases in landscapers getting cancelled jobs back, but the bulk of landscapers are still expecting to lose up to 20% of revenue.

Scroll to the bottom to get specific feedback from respondents on how their businesses are doing.

S1 = Survey 1

S2 = Survey 2

S3 = Survey 3

S4= Survey 4

Have any of your employees tested positive for COVID-19? (Not asked in previous surveys)

Yes: 11%

No: 89%

Did you receive a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program? (Not asked in previous surveys)     

Yes      59%    

No       41%

How is your business situation compared to where it was last week? (This question was not in the first survey.)

Better

S2: 6%

S3: 7%

S4: 21%

Worse

S2: 38%

S3: 51%

S4: 30% 

About the same        

S2: 56 %

S3: 42%

S4: 49%         

How much have circumstances around COVID 19 negatively affected your business?

   Extremely

S1: 17%

S2: 24%

S3: 20%

S4: 9%

    A lot

S1: 23%

S2: 24%

S3: 25%

S4: 22%

    Somewhat

S1: 47%

S2: 46%

S3: 47%

S4: 56%

    Not at all

S1: 13%

S2: 6%

S3: 9%

S4: 14%

How much has COVID-19 and the economy affected your company's planned purchases/spending? (Select all that apply)

Cancelled all spending

S1: 12%

S2: 12%

S3: 15%

S4: 4%

    Cancelled some spending

S1: 20%

S2: 21%

S3: 22%

S4: 23%

    Paused all spending

S1: 21%

S2: 25%

S3: 16%

S4: 13%

 Paused some spending

S1: 40%

S2: 39%

S3: 40%

S4: 47%

    Hiring freeze

S1: 23%

S2: 23%

S3: 20%

S4: 13%

    Layoffs

S1: 10%

S2: 12%

S3: 12%

    No change in plans

S1: 14%

S2: 10%

S3: 14%

S4: 6%

Has anyone told you directly they are cancelling a job because of the economy’s downturn/COVID 19?

Note: The number of people who said yes jumped from 15% in the first and second survey but only 2% from second to third survey and now only one percent from the third to fourth survey.

Yes

S1: 53%

S2: 68%

S3: 70%

S4: 71%

No

S1: 47%

S2: 32%

S3: 30%

S4:  29%

If you have had jobs cancelled or paused, what segment were they in? (Select all that apply)

Maintenance (Mowing, trimming)

S1: 37%

S2: 44%

S3: 49%

S4: 47%

Design/build

S1: 51%

S2: 51%

S3: 54%

S4: 53%

Lawn care (Chemical spraying, fertilizer)

S1: 24%

S2: 28%

S3: 29%

S4: 30%

Irrigation

S1: 10%

S2: 10%

S3: 13%

S4: 11%

Tree care

S1: 11%

S2: 10%

S3: 11%

S4:10%

None cancelled or delayed

S1: 19%

S2: 13%

S3: 10%

S4:14%

What type of customer cancelled or paused?

Residential         

S1: 61%

S2: 66%

S3: 73%

S4: 68%

Commercial       

S1: 37%

S2: 41%

S3: 45%

S4: 49%

None cancelled or paused           

S1: 21%

S2: 14%

S3: 11%

S4: 14%

Were you able to get any of the cancelled work back?

S2: Yes  22%

S3: Yes  27%

S4: Yes: 43%

S2: No 78%

S3: No 73%

S4: No 57%

How much revenue do estimate you've lost because of cancellations COVID-19? (This was not asked in the first survey.)

Survey 2

0%:          11%

1-10%:      37%

11-20%:    19%

21-30%:   11%

31-40%:    5%

41-50%:    4%

More than 50%    7%

We've added business    6%

Survey 3

0%:          10%

1-10%:    33%

11-20%:  22%

21-30%:  12%

31-40%:   6%

41-50%:   4%

More than 50%:   7%

We've added business:    6%

Survey 4

0%:                      11%

1-10%:                36%

11-20%:               22%

21-30%:               10%

31-40%:               4%

41-50%:               4%

More than 50%:               3%

We've added business    10%