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Home repair companies in Missoula County, MT
The home repair companies in Missoula County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,630 of 2,057 scored counties
#6 of 13 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 87
- 6 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 136
- +8.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $145.8M
- On home repairs, maintenance and insurance · $2,768 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.5
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,513
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for home repair companies in Missoula County is 37 (lower middle), #1,630 of 2,057 scored counties and #6 of 13 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 87 home repair companies in Missoula County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 16.5 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 12.4.
Household spending on home repairs, maintenance and insurance in Missoula County comes to about $145.8M a year: $2,768 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each company on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M.
Official counts show 136 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Missoula County in 2023, up 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 387 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Missoula County. Population estimates show Missoula County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Missoula County compares
The same measures for Montana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all home repairs, maintenance and insurance by the home repair companies counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Missoula County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.5 | 15.0 | 12.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.8M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 387 | 325 | 587 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.8% | +14.4% | +9.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on home repairs, maintenance and insurance | $2,768 | $2,711 | $3,018 |
| Median household income | $75,598 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 125 → 136+8.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,256
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $83.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 876 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 60The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in Missoula County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Missoula County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 123,513+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 52,679
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $75,598+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,306
- Median home value
- $472,100
- Jobs located here
- 66,258
- Daytime population
- 128,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sanders County, MT | 50 | 5 | 9.2 | $2.6M | +12.9% | #1,012 of 2,057 |
| 2Lewis and Clark County, MT | 41 | 47 | 15.1 | $1.9M | +5.8% | #1,447 of 2,057 |
| 3Gallatin County, MT | 41 | 94 | 18.4 | $1.7M | +7.7% | #1,460 of 2,057 |
| 4Lincoln County, MT | 38 | 10 | 11.0 | $2M | +13.1% | #1,567 of 2,057 |
| 5Park County, MT | 38 | 12 | 14.3 | $1.9M | +5.7% | #1,572 of 2,057 |
| 6Missoula County, MT | 37 | 87 | 16.5 | $1.7M | +4.4% | #1,630 of 2,057 |
| 7Ravalli County, MT | 33 | 30 | 16.1 | $1.6M | +9.4% | #1,767 of 2,057 |
| 8Flathead County, MT | 33 | 91 | 20.6 | $1.3M | +10.1% | #1,778 of 2,057 |
| 9Yellowstone County, MT | 33 | 149 | 21.3 | $1.3M | +4.5% | #1,779 of 2,057 |
| 10Silver Bow County, MT | 32 | 20 | 13.0 | $1.9M | +2.6% | #1,790 of 2,057 |
Other business types in Missoula County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
- Home repair trades37
- HVAC and plumbing41
- Electricians36
- Roofing and gutters47
- Lawn, cleaning and pest control29
- Landscaping and lawn care41
- House cleaning22
- Pest control54
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many home repair companies are in Missoula County, MT?
Missoula County has 87 home repair companies on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and gutter companies. Official counts show 136 businesses with payroll classed as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and roofing contractors in 2023, up 8.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Missoula County, MT spend on home repairs, maintenance and insurance?
About $145.8M a year, or $2,768 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 home repair companies on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per company. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,679 households in Missoula County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Missoula County, MT compare with the U.S. for home repair companies?
Missoula County has 16.5 home repair companies per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 12.4. Spending per company is $1.7M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of home repair companies to household spending, Missoula County would have about 60, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 387 households, against one for every 587 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Missoula County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Missoula County at 123,513 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,679 households. Median household income in Missoula County is $75,598, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.8%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Missoula County scores 37 for home repair companies (lower middle), #1,630 of 2,057 scored counties.
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