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Dentists and orthodontists in Big Horn County, MT

How Big Horn County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4M
On medical and dental services · $1,049 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,752
−2.5% 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 Big Horn County spend about $4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,049 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each practice on map listings. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

There are 2 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Big Horn County as of September 2026. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of dentists in Big Horn County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Big Horn County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, Big Horn County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Big Horn 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 dentists and orthodontists counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Dentists and orthodontists in Big Horn County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureBig Horn CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.211.613.1
Spending per listing$2M$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishmentn/a867952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.2%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,049$1,237$1,288
Median household income$58,750$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 offices of dentists in Big Horn 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 Big Horn County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,752−2.5% since 2020
Households
3,827
Median age
32.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
4,998 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$58,750+17.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,454
Median home value
$143,400
Jobs located here
3,877
Daytime population
13,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dentists and orthodontists across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Montana, with Big Horn County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for dentists and orthodontists by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lake County, MT73108.0$1.5M+6.9%#208 of 1,886
2Lincoln County, MT6566.6$1.6M+13.1%#409 of 1,886
3Ravalli County, MT62168.6$1.4M+9.4%#510 of 1,886
4Gallatin County, MT447715.0$935K+7.7%#1,170 of 1,886
5Missoula County, MT426412.1$1M+4.4%#1,225 of 1,886
6Lewis and Clark County, MT394213.5$955K+5.8%#1,327 of 1,886
7Yellowstone County, MT379613.7$929K+4.5%#1,417 of 1,886
8Fergus County, MT34611.3$989K+3.1%#1,509 of 1,886
9Flathead County, MT347316.5$759K+10.1%#1,534 of 1,886
10Custer County, MT30713.9$852K+1.5%#1,640 of 1,886
Big Horn County, MTNot scored25.2$2M−2.5%

Other business types in Big Horn County

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

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Big Horn County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 dentists and orthodontists in Big Horn County. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. No official count is published for offices of dentists in Big Horn County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Big Horn County, MT spend on medical and dental services?

About $4M a year, or $1,049 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $2M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which dentists and orthodontists share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,827 households in Big Horn County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Big Horn County, MT compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?

Big Horn County has 2 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Big Horn County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Big Horn County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Big Horn County at 12,752 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,827 households. Median household income in Big Horn County is $58,750, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.8%, 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. Big Horn County has no market score for dentists and orthodontists: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for dentists and orthodontists · All 56 business types in Big Horn County

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