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Dentists and orthodontists in Yellowstone County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dentists and orthodontists in Yellowstone County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,417 of 1,886 scored counties
#7 of 13 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 96
- 4 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 101
- +7.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $89.2M
- On medical and dental services · $1,276 a household
- Spending per listing
- $929K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,692
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dentists and orthodontists in Yellowstone County is 37 (lower middle), #1,417 of 1,886 scored counties and #7 of 13 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Yellowstone County comes to about $89.2M a year: $1,276 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $929K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $984K. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only dentists and orthodontists.
There are 96 dentists and orthodontists on map listings in Yellowstone County as of September 2026. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 13.7 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 13.1.
Official counts show 101 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in Yellowstone County in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019. That is one for every 692 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $886K have gone to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Yellowstone County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Yellowstone County grew 4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Yellowstone 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 | Yellowstone County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 11.6 | 13.1 |
| Spending per listing | $929K | $1.1M | $984K |
| Households per official establishment | 692 | 867 | 952 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.5% | +10.2% | −0.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,276 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $76,570 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 94 → 101+7.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 782
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $54.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 964 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $886K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of dentists in Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,692+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 69,897
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,633 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $76,570+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,900
- Median home value
- $349,500
- Jobs located here
- 90,871
- Daytime population
- 173,526Residents 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 Yellowstone 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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists37
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics37
- Chiropractors38
- Physical therapy49
- Optometrists and eye care44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dentists and orthodontists are in Yellowstone County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 96 dentists and orthodontists in Yellowstone County. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count dental practices, orthodontists included. Official counts show 101 businesses with payroll classed as offices of dentists in 2023, up 7.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Yellowstone County, MT spend on medical and dental services?
About $89.2M a year, or $1,276 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 dentists and orthodontists on map listings, it comes to $929K 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 69,897 households in Yellowstone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yellowstone County, MT compare with the U.S. for dentists and orthodontists?
Yellowstone County has 13.7 dentists and orthodontists per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 13.1. Spending per practice is $929K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $984K. At the U.S. ratio of dentists and orthodontists to household spending, Yellowstone County would have about 91, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 692 households, against one for every 952 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Yellowstone County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Yellowstone County at 172,692 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,897 households. Median household income in Yellowstone County is $76,570, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Yellowstone County scores 37 for dentists and orthodontists (lower middle), #1,417 of 1,886 scored counties.
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