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Landscaping and lawn care companies in Sanders County, MT

How Sanders 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6M
On lawn care, cleaning and other household services · $1,106 a household
Spending per listing
$6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
14,062
+12.9% 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 Sanders County spend about $6M a year on lawn care, cleaning and other household services, or $1,106 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $6M per company. The spending figure covers all lawn care, cleaning and other household services, not only landscaping and lawn care companies.

Sanders County has 1 landscaping or lawn care company on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Sanders County classed as landscaping services. That is one for every 1,363 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Sanders County from 2020 to 2025 at +12.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 landscaping or lawn care company on map listings, Sanders County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Sanders 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 Sanders County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureSanders CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.85.84.8
Spending per listing$6M$2.2M$2.9M
Households per official establishment1,3636611,095
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.8%+9.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+12.9%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on lawn care, cleaning and other household services$1,106$1,258$1,414
Median household income$57,476$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored31

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
0
Annual payroll, 2023
$66K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 landscaping services in Sanders 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 Sanders County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,062+12.9% since 2020
Households
5,451
Median age
54.7
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
2,760 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$57,476+40.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,317
Median home value
$359,000
Jobs located here
3,261
Daytime population
12,845Residents 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 Sanders 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
Sanders County, MTNot scored11.8$6M+12.9%

Other business types in Sanders 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 Sanders County, MT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 landscaping or lawn care company in Sanders County. The listings count landscapers, lawn care, tree services and gardeners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as landscaping services in 2023.

How much do households in Sanders County, MT spend on lawn care, cleaning and other household services?

About $6M a year, or $1,106 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 landscaping or lawn care company on map listings, it comes to $6M 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 5,451 households in Sanders County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sanders County, MT compare with the U.S. for landscaping and lawn care companies?

Sanders County has 1 landscaping or lawn care company on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of landscaping and lawn care companies to household spending, Sanders County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,363 households, against one for every 1,095 across the U.S.

How fast is Sanders County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Sanders County at 14,062 people in 2025, up 12.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,451 households. Median household income in Sanders County is $57,476, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.8%, 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. Sanders County has no market score for landscaping and lawn care companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for landscaping and lawn care companies · All 56 business types in Sanders County

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