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House cleaning businesses in Yellowstone County, MT
How Yellowstone 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #526 of 847 scored counties
#2 of 6 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 75
- +31.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $90.7M
- On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,297 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,692
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 house cleaning businesses in Yellowstone County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 14%, against 8% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2.
Household spending on lawn care, cleaning and other household services in Yellowstone County comes to about $90.7M a year: $1,297 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6.5M per business, in line with 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 75 businesses with payroll in Yellowstone County classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services, up 31.6% from 2019. That is one for every 932 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Yellowstone County grew 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for house cleaning businesses in Yellowstone County is 44 (lower middle), #526 of 847 scored counties and #2 of 6 scored counties in Montana.
How Yellowstone 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 | Yellowstone County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Spending per listing | $6.5M | $5.3M | $6.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 932 | 833 | 1,735 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +31.6% | +24.4% | +6.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services | $1,297 | $1,258 | $1,414 |
| Median household income | $76,570 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57 → 75+31.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 517
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,692+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 69,897
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,633 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $76,570+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,900
- Median home value
- $349,500
- Jobs located here
- 90,871
- Daytime population
- 173,526Residents 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 Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone County, MT?
Yellowstone County has 14 house cleaning businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count house cleaners and carpet cleaners. Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as janitorial and carpet cleaning services in 2023, up 31.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Yellowstone County, MT spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?
About $90.7M a year, or $1,297 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 house cleaning businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 69,897 households in Yellowstone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yellowstone County, MT compare with the U.S. for house cleaning businesses?
Yellowstone County has 2.0 house cleaning businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 2.2. Spending per business is $6.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $6.4M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of house cleaning businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 932 households, against one for every 1,735 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Yellowstone County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Yellowstone County at 172,692 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,897 households. Median household income in Yellowstone County is $76,570, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Yellowstone County scores 44 for house cleaning businesses (lower middle), #526 of 847 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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