Free calculator for lawn care owners
How many lawns does a lawn care business need to break even?
Each lawn on a monthly program brings a fee and costs labor, fuel and product. Break-even is the number of lawns that covers mowers, trucks, insurance and the office.
Break-even point
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lawns a month to cover every cost
Profit at today's level
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per month, before owner pay
Cushion above break-even
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how many you could lose and still cover costs
The starting numbers are an example for a lawn care business. Replace them with yours.
The worked example
Each lawn brings in $160 a month and costs $85 to serve. That leaves $75 toward fixed costs of $12,000 a month. Divide one by the other and you need 160 lawns to break even. Every lawn past that adds $75 to profit.
Ways to lower break-even in a lawn care business
- Pack routes tighter. More lawns per street means more lawns per hour.
- Add treatment programs to mowing customers. Same stop, more revenue.
- Bill a flat monthly fee instead of per cut, so dry weeks do not cut revenue.
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