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House cleaning businesses in Missoula County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for house cleaning businesses in Missoula County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #810 of 847 scored counties
#5 of 6 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 24
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- +17.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $67.5M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,282 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,513
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Missoula County is 22 (low), #810 of 847 scored counties and #5 of 6 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 house cleaning businesses in Missoula County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 8% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.2.
At $1,282 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Missoula County spend about $67.5M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each business on map listings, 56% 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 Missoula County was 66 in 2023, up 17.9% from 2019. That is one for every 798 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Missoula County grew 4.4%, 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 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 | Missoula County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $5.3M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 798 | 833 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.9% | +24.4% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,282 | $1,258 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $75,598 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 66+17.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 604
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 244 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many house cleaning businesses are in Missoula County, MT?
There are 24 house cleaning businesses on map listings in Missoula County as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 17.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Missoula County, MT spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $67.5M a year, or $1,282 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 52,679 households in Missoula County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Missoula County, MT compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Missoula County has 4.6 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $2.8M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $6.4M. At the national ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending, Missoula County would have about 11, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 798 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% 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 22 for house cleaning businesses (low), #810 of 847 scored counties.
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