If you have gas pains when you fill up your tank now, it’s much worse for lawn care pros. Rising gas prices are like a one-two punch: the cost of getting to jobs and the cost of powering up most of those mowers, trimmers, and blowers.
The national average gas price on March 30, 2026, was $3.99, according to AAA.
How do lawn care pros – and how can YOU – cope with soaring fuel costs? We asked some of our more than 26,000 LawnStarter pros how they’re trying to make up for the increased cost of doing business.
You can find our full report here: https://www.lawnstarter.com/blog/lawn-care-industry/rising-gas-prices-lawn-care-impact/
3 tips from lawn care pros:
- Do more and use less gas: Make the most of your trips out in the car. Hit three stores close together instead of making three different trips. LawnStarter pros have a route optimization tool to cluster jobs so they spend less gas and less time in transit.
- Get eco-friendly lawn gear: Lawn care pros prefer gas-powered gear for the power, but they are switching to electric mowers for the savings. “I already use electric mowers and that saves me a bunch,” says Carlos Garza, owner of NC Dip and Clip in San Antonio.
- Make gas savings routine: Supermarket and gas station programs can save you up to 25 cents per gallon on every fillup. How does this add up? John Heckard, a lawn care pro in Oklahoma City, uses the Fuel Forward app to save 15 cents a gallon all the time.
