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Work Order Breakdown:
The Risk Matrix

Which service types scale profitably — and which quietly magnify operational risk? 268 work orders, 13 order types, forensically ranked.

Order Types 13
Highest Leakage Rate 44.4% (Initial Secure)
Best Income Ratio 2.17× (Initial Grass Cut)
Danger Threshold Income Ratio < 1.0
Largest Leakage Rate
44.4%
Initial Secure — 14 WOs
Most Loss by Volume
$20.2K
Bid Approval — 38 WOs
Best Income Ratio
2.17×
Initial Grass Cut — scale immediately
Below Danger Threshold
5 Types
Income ratio <1.0 — generating losses
Income Ratio by Order Type
Ratio of received vs paid — danger threshold at 1.0×
Leakage Rate % by Order Type
Leakage as % of invoiced amount — bubble = work order count
Work Type Leakage Risk Matrix
Complete ranked table — all 13 order types sorted by leakage rate (highest to lowest)
Order TypeCountLeakage RateTotal LeakageVendor LeakClient LeakIncome Ratio
Initial Secure1444.4%$1,900$140$1,760
1.19
Initial Grass Cut232.8%$95$0$95
2.17
Snow Removal528.0%$59$0$59
0.66
Bid Approval3821.1%$20,163$2,590$17,573
1.83
Secure416.7%$35$35$0
1.02
Grass Recut13816.2%$858$40$818
0.71
Maid Service3314.9%$320$0$320
0.98
Allowable Approval611.5%$155$120$35
0.44
Initial Services33.3%$125$125$0 —
Winterization113.2%$35$0$35
0.98
Bid Request111.2%$5$0$5
1.14
Eviction21.9%$300$300$0 —
Profit vs Loss by Work Type
Loss amount and strategic decision per order type
Order TypeWOsIncome RatioLeakage RateLoss AmountDecision
Grass Recut1380.7116.2%$1,839Stop / Reprice
Maid Service330.9814.9%$302Stop / Reprice
Initial Secure141.1944.4%$120Monitor
Winterization110.983.2%$105Stop / Reprice
Snow Removal50.6628.0%$79Stop / Reprice
Bid Approval381.8321.1%$56Scale
Bid Request111.141.2%$55Monitor
Secure41.0216.7%$25Monitor
Allowable Approval60.4411.5%$10Stop / Reprice
Initial Grass Cut22.1732.8%$0Scale
Work Order Volume by Type
Count of 268 WOs — volume does not equal profitability
Risk Quadrant — Leakage Rate vs Income Ratio
Each bubble = one order type. Bubble size = work order count. Top-right = scale. Bottom-left = stop.

The Grass Recut Paradox

Grass Recut is the single highest-volume work type with 138 orders — but generates an income ratio of just 0.71, meaning the operation loses $0.29 for every dollar received. Total loss from this category alone is $1,839 at a 16.2% leakage rate. It dominates volume while destroying value. Any operational scale in this category accelerates losses proportionally.

Bid Approval Is the Engine

Bid Approval at 38 orders carries a 1.83 income ratio and is the only high-volume type with a clear scale signal. Despite a 21.1% leakage rate, the absolute loss per order is low because margins are wider. This is the category that supports the entire operation. Protecting its margin while controlling the $20,163 leakage concentration within it is the single highest-value intervention available.

Data source: Project.xlsx Main sheet — 268 work order records, May–December 2025. Income ratio = Payment Received ÷ Paid to Contractor. Leakage Rate = Total Leakage ÷ Invoiced Amount. Prepared by Insight Gaps Forensic Data Journalism Bureau.