1967
650
$60,000
$45,000
$149,027
Yes
Lawn Doctor is the #1 lawn care franchise in America, with over 650 territories and decades of brand dominance in the $80+ billion lawn care industry. Founded in 1967, Lawn Doctor continues to lead with proprietary technology, recurring revenue, and a best-in-class customer retention rate of 82%.
Franchisees provide residential and commercial lawn care, tree and shrub care, mosquito control, and pest prevention services—all backed by strong national marketing and a centralized call center that books sales for you. With multi-territory opportunities available, Lawn Doctor is a low-investment, high-impact business that thrives in any economy.
Named a Franchise 500 Hall of Fame Member by Entrepreneur Magazine, Lawn Doctor stands alongside global icons like McDonald’s and Dunkin’—ranking for an incredible 46 straight years.
Whether you’re looking for a recession-resistant, home service franchise or seeking a scalable, semi-absentee opportunity, Lawn Doctor is your path to predictable growth and long-term success.
Established: 1967
First Unit Franchised: 1967
Franchised Units: 650
Company Owned Units: 1
States Registered In: Continental US
Financial Assistance Provided: Yes
Training: Lawn Doctor has extensive training for new Franchisees. We start with two week training at our corporate office, and then continue training in the field for TWO YEARS. We also offer ongoing training through weekly webinars, franchisee intranet, franchisee committees and a national convention.
Lawn Doctor does not cut grass, we provide specific lawn treatments or ongoing lawn maintenance on lawns to help the lawn look better and grow healthier. There are multiple revenue streams, each of which can provide an ongoing, recurring revenue potential.
We are not looking for people that want to work on customers’ lawns. Multi-unit ambitions and marketing and sales experience are a plus. We are operating in a blue collar industry, but run the business in a very white glove-white collar way. We seek owners who want to be the best in class lawn treatement professional in their respective market.
To be successful, the owner needs to be responsvie and provide great customer service. There is not a need for cold calling or hard sales. The marketing department at Lawn Doctor handles the lead generation excpetionally well.
Meeting with warm leads, on boarding new customers, building a strong reputation for great customer service and follow up along with managing a small team of lawn technicians are typical daily activities.
