2005 State Comparison Tables
Table 1. Income and number of firms.
| income | firms | |
| Connecticut | 1,089 | 3020 |
| Maine | 315 | 814 |
| Massachusetts | 2,204 | 4519 |
| New Hampshire | 522 | 891 |
| Rhode Island | 310 | 688 |
| Vermont | 181 | 526 |
Table 2. Percent of firms involved in one or more types of business.
| one | two | three | |
| Connecticut | 58 | 33 | 9 |
| Maine | 44 | 40 | 16 |
| Massachusetts | 54 | 38 | 8 |
| New Hampshire | 61 | 33 | 6 |
| Rhode Island | 66 | 31 | 3 |
| Vermont | 51 | 37 | 12 |
Table 3. Percent of firms in each type of income change from 2001 to
2004.
| increase | decrease | same | |
| Connecticut | 66 | 14 | 20 |
| Maine | 62 | 16 | 22 |
| Massachusetts | 53 | 16 | 31 |
| New Hampshire | 61 | 13 | 26 |
| Rhode Island | 62 | 15 | 23 |
| Vermont | 67 | 9 | 24 |
Table 4. Percent of jobs in each type of category.
| full | part | seasonal | |
| Connecticut | 45 | 13 | 42 |
| Maine | 46 | 15 | 39 |
| Massachusetts | 50 | 17 | 33 |
| New Hampshire | 51 | 9 | 40 |
| Rhode Island | 57 | 10 | 33 |
| Vermont | 50 | 10 | 40 |
Table 5. Number of jobs full time, amount spent on labor, and of those
spending more the average increase.
| jobs full time | $million | percent more spent | |
| CT | 22,000 | 632 | 26 |
| ME | 5,000 | 127 | 20 |
| MA | 29,000 | 980 | 26 |
| NH | 6,800 | 217 | 29 |
| RI | 5,700 | 150 | 25 |
| VT | 3,000 | 75 | 45 |
Table 6. Percent of firms engaged in each category of business.
| landscape | retail | wholesale | other | |
| Connecticut | 64 | 44 | 39 | 17 |
| Maine | 53 | 68 | 50 | 14 |
| Massachusetts | 70 | 46 | 39 | 20 |
| New Hampshire | 70 | 44 | 28 | 20 |
| Rhode Island | 59 | 41 | 38 | 7 |
| Vermont | 63 | 57 | 38 | 24 |
Table 7. Percent of firms with plant sales in each type of production.
| own | pre | finished | |
| Connecticut | 37 | 20 | 43 |
| Maine | 23 | 44 | 33 |
| Massachusetts | 23 | 24 | 53 |
| New Hampshire | 65 | 17 | 18 |
| Rhode Island | 50 | 18 | 32 |
| Vermont | 43 | 31 | 26 |
Table 8. Income ($million) in various types of plant sales and production,
plant sales as percent of state income, and percent of firms with plant
sales.
| plant sales, % of state income | own | prefinished | finished | production
(own+pre) |
plant sales,% of firms with | |
| Connecticut | 656 (60%) | 243 | 131 | 282 | 374 | 79 |
| Maine | 114 (36%) | 26 | 50 | 38 | 76 | 85 |
| Massachusetts | 947 (43%) | 218 | 227 | 502 | 445 | 88 |
| New Hampshire | 225 (43%) | 146 | 38 | 41 | 184 | 79 |
| Rhode Island | 237 (76%) | 118 | 43 | 76 | 161 | 79 |
| Vermont | 73 (40%) | 31 | 23 | 19 | 54 | 78 |
Table 9. Land use.
| acres | open | protected | |
| Connecticut | 42,000 | 56% | 30% |
| Maine | 14,000 | 44 | 17 |
| Massachusetts | 79,000 | 58 | 29 |
| New Hampshire | 20,000 | 32 | 31 |
| Rhode Island | 27,000 | 80 | 48 |
| Vermont | 11,200 | 33 | 58 |
Table 10. Taxes paid and of those paying more the average increase.
| $million | percent more | |
| Connecticut | 154 | 25 |
| Maine | 22 | 23 |
| Massachusetts | 190 | 23 |
| New Hampshire | 19 | 33 |
| Rhode Island | 23 | 21 |
| Vermont | 10 | 32 |
Table 11. Major industry concerns, with percent listing as a concern.
| 1. rising costs of heat/transportation/plastics | 74% |
| 2. government regulation/legislation | 56% |
| 3. availability of workers | 49% |
| 4. Pest management, threat of new pests | 33% |
| 5. recruiting new professionals to the industry | 23% |
| 6. other | 22% |
| 7. invasive plants and other species | 16% |
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