Where your competition is in Montana
The largest concentrations of window cleaning companies in our Montana data are in Bozeman, Billings, Missoula, Kalispell, Belgrade, Helena, Whitefish and Great Falls. Competition for the map pack is heaviest there, and so is the reward: the same review count that dominates a small town is invisible in Bozeman.
The map pack in Montana
In Montana, 45.5% of window cleaning companies have fewer than ten reviews. That is the good news if you have twenty: most of your local competitors are not trying. The bad news is that the three shops in the map pack for Billings searches are not in that group. They are near 165 reviews and they ask every customer.
The website gap in Montana
A website is the clearest marker of a window cleaning company that is going to compete for the map pack, and 22.7% of window cleaning companies in Montana do not have one linked. Across the country the median review count with a site is 13, without one 2. If your shop is in the 22.7%, start there.
How Montana compares
Of the 45 states in our data, Montana ranks 33rd for the number of window cleaning companies, 7th for median review count, and 40th for the share with no website, so a website alone will not set you apart here. The review bar is higher than in most of the country, so plan on a steady review habit rather than a one-time push.
| State | Listed | Median reviews | No site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | 44 | 12.5 | 22.7% |
| Colorado | 26 | 64 | 7.7% |
| Idaho | 92 | 15.5 | 28.3% |
| Nevada | 77 | 9 | 31.2% |
| Utah | 238 | 16 | 31.1% |
| Wyoming | 18 | 6.5 | 33.3% |
What to do first in Montana
- Set a review velocity. One review per job day, asked at the door, moves a 12.5-review shop past the Montana 75th percentile (55) within a year. The guides have the scripts.
- Finish the Google profile: primary category, every service you offer, real job photos, and hours that match reality. It is free and it is where Montana customers decide.
- Follow up every lead within five minutes. Speed to lead beats ad spend in a trade where the customer is collecting three quotes. The calculator shows what slow replies cost.
- Then, and only then, spend on ads. Pointed at a profile with 12.5 reviews and no website, ads pay for your competitor's education. Pointed at a finished profile, they work.
The full national picture, with percentiles, ratings and hours, is in the benchmark report. The method is on the about page.