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Dentists and orthodontists in Deer Lodge County, MT

The dentists and orthodontists in Deer Lodge County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,098 a household
Spending per listing
$983K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.2
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,709
+3.0% 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 Deer Lodge County spend about $4.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,098 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $983K of household spending for each practice on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.

Deer Lodge County has 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.2, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Deer Lodge County in 2023. That is one for every 1,118 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Deer Lodge County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureDeer Lodge CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.211.613.1
Spending per listing$983K$1.1M$984K
Households per official establishment1,118867952
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.2%−0.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,098$1,237$1,288
Median household income$57,527$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,709+3.0% since 2020
Households
4,473
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
737 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$57,527
Average household income
$72,037
Median home value
$231,700
Jobs located here
3,306
Daytime population
8,528Residents 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 Deer Lodge 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
Deer Lodge County, MTNot scored511.2$983K+3.0%

Other business types in Deer Lodge County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many dentists and orthodontists are in Deer Lodge County, MT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 dentists and orthodontists in Deer Lodge County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.

How much do households in Deer Lodge County, MT spend on medical and dental services?

About $4.9M a year, or $1,098 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $983K 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 4,473 households in Deer Lodge County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Deer Lodge County has 11.2 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $983K, in line with the U.S. figure of $984K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,118 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.

How fast is Deer Lodge County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Deer Lodge County at 9,709 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,473 households. Median household income in Deer Lodge County is $57,527, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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