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Landscaping and lawn care companies in the Bozeman, MT metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for landscaping and lawn care companies in the Bozeman, MT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #311 of 385 scored metro areas
#4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana

Listings
57
4 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
148
+13.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$73.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,432 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.1
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,740
+7.7% since 2020

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What this means

For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Bozeman metro area has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #311 of 385 scored metro areas and #4 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 57 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Bozeman metro area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 7%, against 4% across the U.S. That is 11.1 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 4.8.

At $1,432 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Bozeman metro area spend about $73.3M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services. Spread across 57 landscaping and lawn care companies, that is $1.3M per company, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 148 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Bozeman metro area in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 346 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Bozeman metro area. Population estimates show the Bozeman metro area grew 7.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Bozeman 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 landscaping and lawn care 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.

Landscaping and lawn care in Bozeman, MT metro area compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureBozeman metro areaMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.15.84.8
Spending per listing$1.3M$2.2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment3466611,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.9%+16.8%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,432$1,258$1,414
Median household income$93,528$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score3231

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
148+13.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
663
Annual payroll, 2023
$44.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
574 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$3.7M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Bozeman 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 Bozeman metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
128,740+7.7% since 2020
Households
51,215
Median age
36.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$93,528+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$132,508
Median home value
$667,600
Jobs located here
70,333
Daytime population
127,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Landscaping and lawn care across Montana

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Montana for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Montana, with the Bozeman metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Montana

Metro areas in Montana ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Helena, MT54194.9$2.7M+7.7%#157 of 385
2Missoula, MT34336.0$2.1M+4.7%#286 of 385
3Great Falls, MT32215.9$2M+0.7%#306 of 385
4Bozeman, MT325711.1$1.3M+7.7%#311 of 385
5Billings, MT29587.4$1.8M+4.8%#335 of 385

Other business types in the Bozeman metro area

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

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in the Bozeman, MT metro area?

The Bozeman metro area has 57 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 148 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019.

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

About $73.3M a year, or $1,432 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,215 households in the Bozeman metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bozeman, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

The Bozeman metro area has 11.1 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.3M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the national ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Bozeman metro area would have about 25, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 346 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Bozeman, MT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Bozeman metro area at 128,740 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,215 households. The median household income in the Bozeman metro area is $93,528 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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 Bozeman metro area scores 32 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #311 of 385 scored metro areas.

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