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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services in Montana, 2026 Edition

NAICS 56
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
2,200
Employees
21,966
Annual payroll
$797.6M

2. National context

Montana accounts for 0.49% of the 450,481 US establishments in this sector and ranks 40th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

MT avg annual wage
$36,309
US avg annual wage
$56,285

Montana sector wages are -35.5% versus the national average for NAICS 56.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
256
SAM debarred/excluded
357

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Gallatin County3942,371
#2Yellowstone County3323,743
#3Flathead County3123,720
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.