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House cleaning businesses in Flathead County, MT
How Flathead County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for house cleaning businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #764 of 847 scored counties
#4 of 6 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- +23.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56.3M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,274 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,429
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
Flathead County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses, ranking #764 of 847 scored counties and #4 of 6 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 house cleaning businesses in Flathead County. None of them are chain locations, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 55% above the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Households in Flathead County spend about $56.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,274 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 house cleaning businesses, that is $3.8M per business, 41% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in Flathead County was 74 in 2023, up 23.3% from 2019. That is one for every 598 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Flathead County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Flathead County 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.
| Measure | Flathead County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $5.3M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 598 | 833 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.3% | +24.4% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,274 | $1,258 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $73,925 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60 → 74+23.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 300
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Flathead 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 Flathead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 115,429+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 44,233
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 5,087 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $73,925+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,728
- Median home value
- $535,500
- Jobs located here
- 49,504
- Daytime population
- 110,772Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Montana for house cleaning businesses, numbered among those based in Montana, with Flathead County marked.
Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewis and Clark County, MT | 47 | 6 | 1.9 | $6.8M | +5.8% | #477 of 847 |
| 2Yellowstone County, MT | 44 | 14 | 2.0 | $6.5M | +4.5% | #526 of 847 |
| 3Gallatin County, MT | 34 | 19 | 3.7 | $3.9M | +7.7% | #696 of 847 |
| 4Flathead County, MT | 29 | 15 | 3.4 | $3.8M | +10.1% | #764 of 847 |
| 5Missoula County, MT | 22 | 24 | 4.6 | $2.8M | +4.4% | #810 of 847 |
| 6Cascade County, MT | 14 | 14 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +0.7% | #838 of 847 |
Other business types in Flathead 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many house cleaning businesses are in Flathead County, MT?
Flathead County has 15 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 23.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Flathead County, MT spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $56.3M a year, or $1,274 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 44,233 households in Flathead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Flathead County, MT compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Flathead County has 3.4 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $3.8M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Flathead County would have about 9, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 598 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Flathead County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Flathead County at 115,429 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,233 households. Median household income in Flathead County is $73,925, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. Flathead County scores 29 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #764 of 847 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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