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House cleaning businesses in the Billings, MT metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in the Billings, MT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #229 of 375 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana

Listings
15
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
83
+38.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$102M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,301 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
193,603
+4.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 house cleaning businesses in the Billings metro area. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.

Households in the Billings metro area spend about $102M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,301 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $6.8M of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which house cleaning businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Billings metro area in 2023, up 38.3% from 2019. That is one for every 944 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Billings metro area grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in the Billings metro area is 46 (lower middle), #229 of 375 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana.

How the Billings metro area compares

The same measures for Montana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all lawn care, cleaning and other household services by the house cleaning businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

House cleaning in Billings, MT metro area compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureBillings metro areaMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.92.42.2
Spending per listing$6.8M$5.3M$6.4M
Households per official establishment9448331,735
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+38.3%+24.4%+6.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,301$1,258$1,414
Median household income$77,194$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score4626

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
83+38.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
551
Annual payroll, 2023
$17M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
152 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in the Billings metro area, 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 the Billings metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
193,603+4.8% since 2020
Households
78,371
Median age
40.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
6,478 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$77,194+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,451
Median home value
$355,200
Jobs located here
97,581
Daytime population
192,076Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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House cleaning across Montana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Montana for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Montana, with the Billings metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Montana

Metro areas in Montana ranked for house cleaning businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Helena, MT5471.8$7.4M+7.7%#136 of 375
2Billings, MT46151.9$6.8M+4.8%#229 of 375
3Bozeman, MT34193.7$3.9M+7.7%#310 of 375
4Missoula, MT22244.4$2.9M+4.7%#360 of 375
5Great Falls, MT12143.9$3.1M+0.7%#375 of 375

Other business types in the Billings metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many house cleaning businesses are in the Billings, MT metro area?

There are 15 house cleaning businesses on map listings in the Billings metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 38.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Billings, MT metro area spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $102M a year, or $1,301 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.8M per business. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only house cleaning businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,371 households in the Billings metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Billings, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?

The Billings metro area has 1.9 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.8M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, the Billings metro area would have about 16, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 944 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Billings, MT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Billings metro area at 193,603 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,371 households. Median household income in the Billings metro area is $77,194, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. The Billings metro area scores 46 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #229 of 375 scored metro areas.

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