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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Other Services (except Public Administration) in Montana, 2026 Edition

NAICS 81
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
3,553
Employees
17,481
Annual payroll
$659.9M

2. National context

Montana accounts for 0.45% of the 797,836 US establishments in this sector and ranks 43rd out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

MT avg annual wage
$37,748
US avg annual wage
$41,702

Montana sector wages are -9.5% versus the national average for NAICS 81.

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 Other Services (except Public Administration). Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Yellowstone County5553,333
#2Gallatin County4492,280
#3Missoula County4292,662
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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.