Grounds ToolkitBusiness Profitability
Which Current Properties Are Actually Most Profitable Per Hour?
Enter price and service hours for up to three properties. This ranks them by profit per hour, not just by price, since crew time is what's actually limited.
How this is calculated
Each property's cost is crew size times service hours, priced at the loaded labor rate (see Loaded Labor Rate). Profit per hour is price minus cost, divided by service hours. Properties are sorted highest profit per hour first.
Worked example
A 2-person crew at $22/hr (28.60 loaded): Property B at $90 for 1 hour costs $57.20, a strong $32.80/hr profit. Property A at $100 for 2 hours costs $114.40, actually losing $7.20/hr despite the highest price. Property C at $60 for 1.5 hours costs $85.80, losing $17.20/hr. Ranked by profit per hour: B first, A second, C last, the opposite of ranking by price alone.
Guide: The Property Profitability Guide, how to evaluate one property at a time before it lands on this list.
Frequently asked questions
Why rank by profit per hour instead of total profit per visit?
A high-price property that takes much longer can be less profitable per hour than a lower-price, faster one. Profit per hour is the fairer comparison since crew time is the limited resource.
Can I rank more than three properties?
This calculator compares three at a time. Run it again with a different combination to compare more, or swap the lowest-ranked property out for a new candidate.
Does this account for drive time between properties?
No, this uses service time only. If drive time varies a lot between these properties, that is a separate factor to weigh alongside the ranking shown here.
What should I do with a property that ranks last?
This calculator does not make that call. It surfaces which properties are least profitable per hour, whether to reprice, drop, or keep one is a business decision based on more than this number alone.