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Property management companies in Lewis and Clark County, MT

How Lewis and Clark County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #629 of 910 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Montana

Listings
26
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$557.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,864 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
39
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
2.8 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
75,331
+5.8% 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 Lewis and Clark County spend about $557.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,864 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 61% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in.

There are 26 property management companies on map listings in Lewis and Clark County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in Lewis and Clark County in 2023. That is one for every 1,643 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lewis and Clark County grew 5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For property management companies, Lewis and Clark County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #629 of 910 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Montana.

How Lewis and Clark County compares

The same measures for Montana and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Property management in Lewis and Clark County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureLewis and Clark CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.35.13.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)3961100
Households per official establishment1,6431,3541,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+20.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,864$17,303$16,661
Median household income$78,237$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score4033

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 19
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
260 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 residential and commercial property managers in Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
75,331+5.8% since 2020
Households
31,215
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
3,458 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$78,237+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,055
Median home value
$393,500
Jobs located here
41,168
Daytime population
78,294Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for property management companies, numbered among those based in Montana, with Lewis and Clark County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Ravalli County, MT5373.881+9.4%#393 of 910
2Lake County, MT4764.862+6.9%#506 of 910
3Missoula County, MT45264.964+4.4%#539 of 910
4Yellowstone County, MT40395.657+4.5%#627 of 910
5Lewis and Clark County, MT40268.339+5.8%#629 of 910
6Cascade County, MT38154.271+0.7%#660 of 910
7Gallatin County, MT365310.334+7.7%#694 of 910
8Silver Bow County, MT3585.255+2.6%#708 of 910
9Flathead County, MT34439.732+10.1%#731 of 910

Other business types in Lewis and Clark County

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

Questions

How many property management companies are in Lewis and Clark County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 property management companies in Lewis and Clark County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in Lewis and Clark County, MT spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $557.6M a year, or $17,864 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 26 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 61% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,215 households in Lewis and Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lewis and Clark County, MT compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

Lewis and Clark County has 8.3 property management companies per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 39, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of property management companies to household spending, Lewis and Clark County would have about 10, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,643 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is Lewis and Clark County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Lewis and Clark County at 75,331 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,215 households. Median household income in Lewis and Clark County is $78,237, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Lewis and Clark County scores 40 for property management companies (lower middle), #629 of 910 scored counties.

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