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Dentists and orthodontists in the Great Falls, MT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in the Great Falls, MT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #365 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana
- Listings
- 48
- 3 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +21.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,190 a household
- Spending per listing
- $883K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.5
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,029
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in the Great Falls metro area is 24 (low), #365 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Great Falls metro area spend about $42.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,190 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $883K per practice, 10% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
The Great Falls metro area has 48 dentists and orthodontists on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 13.5 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in the Great Falls metro area was 46 in 2023, up 21.1% from 2019. That is one for every 774 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Great Falls metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Great Falls metro area grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Great Falls metro area 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.
| Measure | Great Falls metro area | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.5 | 11.6 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $883K | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 774 | 867 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.1% | +10.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,190 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,690 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46+21.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 312
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 483 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in the Great Falls metro area, 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 the Great Falls metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,029+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 35,615
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,698 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $67,690+35.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,832
- Median home value
- $265,300
- Jobs located here
- 35,854
- Daytime population
- 84,523Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Montana for dentists and orthodontists, numbered among those based in Montana, with the Great Falls metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Helena, MT | 49 | 48 | 12.3 | $1.1M | +7.7% | #192 of 387 |
| 2Missoula, MT | 48 | 65 | 11.9 | $1.1M | +4.7% | #201 of 387 |
| 3Billings, MT | 44 | 99 | 12.6 | $1M | +4.8% | #236 of 387 |
| 4Bozeman, MT | 44 | 77 | 15.0 | $935K | +7.7% | #241 of 387 |
| 5Great Falls, MT | 24 | 48 | 13.5 | $883K | +0.7% | #365 of 387 |
Other business types in the Great Falls metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists24
- Primary care and pediatrics51
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors34
- Physical therapy31
- Optometrists and eye care30
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in the Great Falls, MT metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 dentists and orthodontists in the Great Falls metro area. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 21.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Great Falls, MT metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $42.4M a year, or $1,190 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $883K 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 35,615 households in the Great Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Great Falls, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
The Great Falls metro area has 13.5 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $883K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, the Great Falls metro area would have about 43, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 774 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Great Falls, MT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Great Falls metro area at 85,029 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,615 households. Median household income in the Great Falls metro area is $67,690, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.6%, 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. The Great Falls metro area scores 24 for dentists and orthodontists (low), #365 of 387 scored metro areas.
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