Jobs per Day

[gpm2000]

For those of you who work on your own, how many residential jobs per day can you average? I'm thinking between 8-10 per day. Is 40-50 jobs per week even possible in a large metro area? What do you charge for a standard cut, weed eat and blow on a medium size lot, 1/4 acre.

[TinkerLawn]

8-10 is reasonable but i can get 13-14 if i really push it, 40-50 should be possible as long as you don't get held back due to rain or equipment breakdowns. I would charge $25-$30 for a 1/4 acre lot but then again thats just me

[MASTERMOWER]

Depends on your equipment and experience.

I mow about 50 lawns myself only mowing for 3 days a week. Last Friday through Sunday it rained....pushing my Friday mowings onto Monday. I began this week with 35 lawns to do on Monday. I hauled azz and got 22 done Monday, finishing the rest today, plus 2 Wednesday lawns. It's suppose to rain again tomorrow.....so there goes my regular schedule again.

Route density is a must if you're attempting to work in volume.

[MASTERMOWER]

Sorry, forgot to add in my pricing..??

1/4 acre isn't too bigl...something about 100'x100'. Would this be the size of the lots, or the total turf to be mown? Around here about $25-35.

[highlander316]

i can do 13-14 residentials a day easily by myself. These are 1/4 acre lots, some slightly bigger, some slightly smaller. And if they are all priced at minimum $30, you can figure what I can gross a day by myself.

[Seascape]

i figure what I can gross a day by myself.

And thats the real question. Who cares if you do 3 or 30? What are you grossing?

[highlander316]

exactly my point. Like I said those are average residentials around here, ~1/4 acre lots. On one day I may only do the residentials and cut like I said 13-14, which I gross about $450 in ~8hr day, sometimes a little less. On another, I have less residentials that I mow but more bigger commercials. That day I may cut less properties, but since some are bigger, and the commercials are over $100/mow (I have 3), I gross a little more that day (since I don't have as many residentials to cut). Whenever people ask me, 'how many accounts do you mow?' I sometimes reply, 'it doesn't matter how many I mow, it's how much I make.'

[1/3rd Rule]

The number of lawns a solo can cut in one day depends on a many factors.
1.The size of/time spent on each lawn
2.The type/size of equipment being used
3.The distance traveled/time spent between lawns
4.The physical stamina and effeciency of the solo LCO
5.If you can afford to put gas in the truck (humor)

Of course,the weather always has different plans for your mowing schedule too.Like Seascape and Highlander said,it does'nt matter on how many lawns,its how much you are making which is more important.Most around here will not drop thier gate for less than $35,even if the lawn is the size of a postage stamp.Every area is different.
What you charge depends on your operating costs and desired profit,but you may need to keep yourself in check with the local competition as well.

[ddraughon]

Time=money

Wow, I thought that I wasn’t charging enough for a minimum. My minimum for any size residential is 45.00. My average is 50 to 60. However, I work in Tallahassee, Florida and maybe this market can bare these prices. I see it this way: your total time is from the moment that you arrive to your property to the moment you arrive at the next. No matter how small or quick a property is, it will most likely take you an hour to get to the next property. I figure that I have to average 45 dollars an hour or I am losing money. Time=money. As far as how many properties per day, most of the postings have covered that, but I would add that some days you do 10 others you do 5 it just depends on your operation’s setup.

[dbltee]

I'm in SC and our base price to drop is $55 on 1/4 acre stuff. If we're already on your street and don't have to load/unload, we may go less depending on what is requested. Our most popular # is $55 @ 2x = $110 a month.

[GrassMaster]

Need to be more specific...

It's not how many a day...

But what size are they & what do you get paid each, then how many of them do you do a day?

I never saw but 1 or 2 cracker box lots with less than 7K or 8K of grass until I got out of the business & moved to Columbus, Georgia.

Here they'll build 1,800 to 2,000 sq.ft homes on 60' X 60' lots? The first time I saw a house on a lot that small I was over 40 years old?