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Chiropractors in Flathead County, MT
How Flathead County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for chiropractors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,314 of 1,490 scored counties
#7 of 11 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 61
- 4 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $55.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,253 a household
- Spending per listing
- $909K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.8
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,429
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
Flathead County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for chiropractors, ranking #1,314 of 1,490 scored counties and #7 of 11 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 61 chiropractors in Flathead County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 7%, against 8% across the U.S. That comes to 13.8 for every 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.
At $1,253 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Flathead County spend about $55.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 61 chiropractors, that is $909K per practice, 62% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which chiropractors share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in Flathead County classed as offices of chiropractors, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 983 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $796K have gone to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Flathead County. Population estimates put the population change in Flathead County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Flathead County compares
The same measures for Montana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the chiropractors counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Flathead County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.8 | 7.8 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $909K | $1.6M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 983 | 1,928 | 3,237 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.0% | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,253 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,925 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 45+25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 149
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $796K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of chiropractors in Flathead 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 Flathead County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 115,429+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 44,233
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 5,087 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $73,925+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,728
- Median home value
- $535,500
- Jobs located here
- 49,504
- Daytime population
- 110,772Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ravalli County, MT | 42 | 12 | 6.4 | $1.9M | +9.4% | #961 of 1,490 |
| 2Gallatin County, MT | 42 | 52 | 10.2 | $1.4M | +7.7% | #970 of 1,490 |
| 3Cascade County, MT | 40 | 21 | 5.9 | $2M | +0.7% | #1,011 of 1,490 |
| 4Yellowstone County, MT | 38 | 59 | 8.4 | $1.5M | +4.5% | #1,080 of 1,490 |
| 5Lewis and Clark County, MT | 35 | 26 | 8.3 | $1.5M | +5.8% | #1,153 of 1,490 |
| 6Missoula County, MT | 32 | 53 | 10.1 | $1.3M | +4.4% | #1,235 of 1,490 |
| 7Flathead County, MT | 29 | 61 | 13.8 | $909K | +10.1% | #1,314 of 1,490 |
| 8Park County, MT | 26 | 10 | 12.0 | $1M | +5.7% | #1,358 of 1,490 |
| 9Silver Bow County, MT | 25 | 13 | 8.4 | $1.3M | +2.6% | #1,369 of 1,490 |
| 10Custer County, MT | 20 | 5 | 9.9 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #1,432 of 1,490 |
Other business types in Flathead County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Clothing and laundry
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Questions
How many chiropractors are in Flathead County, MT?
Flathead County has 61 chiropractors on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count chiropractors. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as offices of chiropractors in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Flathead County, MT spend on medical and dental services?
About $55.4M a year, or $1,253 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 61 chiropractors on map listings, it comes to $909K per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only chiropractors. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,233 households in Flathead County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Flathead County, MT compare with the U.S. for chiropractors?
Flathead County has 13.8 chiropractors per 10,000 households, 2.6 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per practice is $909K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the national ratio of chiropractors to household spending, Flathead County would have about 23, against 61 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 983 households, against one for every 3,237 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Flathead County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Flathead County at 115,429 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,233 households. Median household income in Flathead County is $73,925, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. Flathead County scores 29 for chiropractors (lower middle), #1,314 of 1,490 scored counties.
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