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

The landscaping and lawn care companies in the Missoula, MT metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #286 of 385 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana

Listings
33
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
81
+17.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$70M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,277 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,698
+4.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in the Missoula metro area spend about $70M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,277 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per company, 28% 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.

The Missoula metro area has 33 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 4.8.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in the Missoula metro area was 81 in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019. That is one for every 677 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $199K has gone to businesses classed as landscaping services in the Missoula metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Missoula metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For landscaping and lawn care companies, the Missoula metro area has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #286 of 385 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana.

How the Missoula 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 Missoula, MT metro area compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureMissoula metro areaMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.05.84.8
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment6776611,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+17.7%+16.8%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,277$1,258$1,414
Median household income$74,989$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score3431

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
81+17.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
236
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
330 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$199K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
128,698+4.7% since 2020
Households
54,829
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,813 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$74,989
Average household income
$102,725
Median home value
$466,400
Jobs located here
67,485
Daytime population
132,972Residents 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 Missoula 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 Missoula 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 Missoula, MT metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 landscaping and lawn care companies in the Missoula metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019.

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

About $70M a year, or $1,277 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 landscaping and lawn care companies on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 54,829 households in the Missoula metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Missoula metro area has 6.0 landscaping and lawn care companies per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 4.8. Spending per company is $2.1M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.9M. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, the Missoula metro area would have about 24, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 677 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +9.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Missoula, MT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Missoula metro area at 128,698 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,829 households. Median household income in the Missoula metro area is $74,989, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Missoula metro area scores 34 for landscaping and lawn care companies (lower middle), #286 of 385 scored metro areas.

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