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Optometrists and eye clinics in Cascade County, MT
The optometrists and eye clinics in Cascade County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #895 of 1,302 scored counties
#8 of 8 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $42.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,190 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,029
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 optometrists and eye clinics in Cascade County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,190 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Cascade County spend about $42.4M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Cascade County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 5,088 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Cascade County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cascade County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #895 of 1,302 scored counties and #8 of 8 scored counties in Montana.
How Cascade 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.
| Measure | Cascade County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,088 | 4,881 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 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 | 41 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Cascade 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 Cascade County
- 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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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewis and Clark County, MT | 76 | 8 | 2.6 | $5M | +5.8% | #110 of 1,302 |
| 2Flathead County, MT | 62 | 19 | 4.3 | $2.9M | +10.1% | #380 of 1,302 |
| 3Missoula County, MT | 58 | 19 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +4.4% | #464 of 1,302 |
| 4Ravalli County, MT | 57 | 7 | 3.8 | $3.2M | +9.4% | #489 of 1,302 |
| 5Silver Bow County, MT | 54 | 5 | 3.2 | $3.4M | +2.6% | #581 of 1,302 |
| 6Gallatin County, MT | 51 | 29 | 5.7 | $2.5M | +7.7% | #662 of 1,302 |
| 7Yellowstone County, MT | 44 | 35 | 5.0 | $2.5M | +4.5% | #823 of 1,302 |
| 8Cascade County, MT | 41 | 16 | 4.5 | $2.6M | +0.7% | #895 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Cascade 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 clinics34
- Dentists and orthodontists26
- Primary care and pediatrics54
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors40
- Physical therapy36
- Optometrists and eye care41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Cascade County, MT?
Cascade County has 16 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Cascade County, MT 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 16 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,615 households in Cascade County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cascade County, MT compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Cascade County has 4.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.6M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Cascade County would have about 14, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,088 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Cascade County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Cascade County at 85,029 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,615 households. The median household income in Cascade County is $67,690 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cascade County scores 41 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #895 of 1,302 scored counties.
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