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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Flathead County, MT

How Flathead County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,288 of 1,493 scored counties
#8 of 8 scored counties in Montana

Listings
43
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
116
+28.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$56.3M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,274 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
55% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.7
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
115,429
+10.1% since 2020

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What this means

The Groundwork market score for landscaping and lawn care companies in Flathead County is 30 (lower middle), #1,288 of 1,493 scored counties and #8 of 8 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

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. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each company on map listings, 55% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies.

There are 43 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings in Flathead County as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.7, twice the U.S. rate of 4.8.

In 2023, official counts showed 116 businesses with payroll in Flathead County classed as landscaping services, up 28.9% from 2019. That is one for every 381 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in Flathead County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Flathead County grew 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 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 Flathead County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureFlathead CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.75.84.8
Spending per listing$1.3M$2.2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment3816611,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+28.9%+16.8%+9.2%
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 score3031

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
90 → 116+28.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
331
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
431 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as landscaping 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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Landscaping and lawn care across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for landscaping and lawn care companies, numbered among those based in Montana, with Flathead County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for landscaping and lawn care companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lewis and Clark County, MT54165.1$2.6M+5.8%#611 of 1,493
2Ravalli County, MT4894.8$2.5M+9.4%#752 of 1,493
3Missoula County, MT41326.1$2.1M+4.4%#965 of 1,493
4Lake County, MT3975.6$2.1M+6.9%#1,042 of 1,493
5Cascade County, MT38215.9$2M+0.7%#1,073 of 1,493
6Gallatin County, MT345711.1$1.3M+7.7%#1,191 of 1,493
7Yellowstone County, MT33557.9$1.6M+4.5%#1,211 of 1,493
8Flathead County, MT30439.7$1.3M+10.1%#1,288 of 1,493

Other business types in Flathead County

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

Questions

How many landscaping and lawn care companies are in Flathead County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 43 landscaping and lawn care companies in Flathead County. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 116 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 28.9% 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 43 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per company. That spending covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, which landscaping and lawn care companies share with other businesses in the trade. 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 landscaping and lawn care companies?

Flathead County has 9.7 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $1.3M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Flathead County would have about 19, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 381 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% 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 30 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #1,288 of 1,493 scored counties.

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