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Dentists and orthodontists in Lake County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Lake County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #208 of 1,886 scored counties
#1 of 13 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,172 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,392
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in Lake County comes to about $14.7M a year: $1,172 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 50% above the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Lake County in 2023. That is one for every 2,515 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dentists and orthodontists, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #208 of 1,886 scored counties and #1 of 13 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lake 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.
| Measure | Lake County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 11.6 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,515 | 867 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,172 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,360 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,392+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,576
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,491 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $63,360+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,243
- Median home value
- $421,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,693
- Daytime population
- 30,848Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lake County, MT | 73 | 10 | 8.0 | $1.5M | +6.9% | #208 of 1,886 |
| 2Lincoln County, MT | 65 | 6 | 6.6 | $1.6M | +13.1% | #409 of 1,886 |
| 3Ravalli County, MT | 62 | 16 | 8.6 | $1.4M | +9.4% | #510 of 1,886 |
| 4Gallatin County, MT | 44 | 77 | 15.0 | $935K | +7.7% | #1,170 of 1,886 |
| 5Missoula County, MT | 42 | 64 | 12.1 | $1M | +4.4% | #1,225 of 1,886 |
| 6Lewis and Clark County, MT | 39 | 42 | 13.5 | $955K | +5.8% | #1,327 of 1,886 |
| 7Yellowstone County, MT | 37 | 96 | 13.7 | $929K | +4.5% | #1,417 of 1,886 |
| 8Fergus County, MT | 34 | 6 | 11.3 | $989K | +3.1% | #1,509 of 1,886 |
| 9Flathead County, MT | 34 | 73 | 16.5 | $759K | +10.1% | #1,534 of 1,886 |
| 10Custer County, MT | 30 | 7 | 13.9 | $852K | +1.5% | #1,640 of 1,886 |
Other business types in Lake County
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 clinics59
- Dentists and orthodontists73
- Primary care and pediatrics52
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics28
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Lake County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 dentists and orthodontists in Lake County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023.
How much do households in Lake County, MT spend on medical and dental services?
About $14.7M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 12,576 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, MT compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Lake County has 8.0 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $1.5M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Lake County would have about 15, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,515 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 33,392 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,576 households. Median household income in Lake County is $63,360, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.8%, 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. Lake County scores 73 for dentists and orthodontists (upper middle), #208 of 1,886 scored counties.
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 Lake County
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