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Optometrists and eye clinics in Carter County, MT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Carter County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$632K
On medical and dental services · $1,053 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
1,383
−1.6% 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

There are no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Carter County as of September 2026.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Carter County comes to about $632K a year: $1,053 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Carter County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carter County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Carter 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 optometrists and eye clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Optometrists and eye care in Carter County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureCarter CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.03.74.1
Spending per listingn/a$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,8815,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a0.0%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,053$1,237$1,288
Median household income$54,167$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored48

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
0The 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 optometrists in Carter 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 Carter County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,383−1.6% since 2020
Households
600
Median age
57.0
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
2.6
Land area
3,341 sq. mi.
People per square mile
0
Median household income
$54,167
Average household income
$67,789
Median home value
$199,200
Jobs located here
290
Daytime population
1,228Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Montana, with Carter County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lewis and Clark County, MT7682.6$5M+5.8%#110 of 1,302
2Flathead County, MT62194.3$2.9M+10.1%#380 of 1,302
3Missoula County, MT58193.6$3.5M+4.4%#464 of 1,302
4Ravalli County, MT5773.8$3.2M+9.4%#489 of 1,302
5Silver Bow County, MT5453.2$3.4M+2.6%#581 of 1,302
6Gallatin County, MT51295.7$2.5M+7.7%#662 of 1,302
7Yellowstone County, MT44355.0$2.5M+4.5%#823 of 1,302
8Cascade County, MT41164.5$2.6M+0.7%#895 of 1,302
Carter County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−1.6%

Other business types in Carter 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 optometrists and eye clinics are in Carter County, MT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no optometrists and eye clinics in Carter County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Carter County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $632K a year, or $1,053 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 600 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Carter County, MT compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Carter County has no optometrists and eye clinics on map listings.

How fast is Carter County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Carter County at 1,383 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 600 households. The median household income in Carter County is $54,167 a year, 33% 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.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Carter County

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