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Optometrists and eye clinics in Gallatin County, MT
How Gallatin County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #662 of 1,302 scored counties
#6 of 8 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 29
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $72M
- On medical and dental services · $1,406 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,740
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 optometrists and eye clinics in Gallatin County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in Gallatin County spend about $72M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,406 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 21% 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.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Gallatin County in 2023. That is one for every 4,268 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Gallatin County grew 7.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Gallatin County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #662 of 1,302 scored counties and #6 of 8 scored counties in Montana.
How Gallatin 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 | Gallatin County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,268 | 4,881 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,406 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $93,528 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 293 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Gallatin 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 Gallatin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,740+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 51,215
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $93,528+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,508
- Median home value
- $667,600
- Jobs located here
- 70,333
- Daytime population
- 127,514Residents 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 Gallatin 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 clinics43
- Dentists and orthodontists44
- Primary care and pediatrics76
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors42
- Physical therapy36
- Optometrists and eye care51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Gallatin County, MT?
Gallatin County has 29 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Gallatin County, MT spend on medical and dental services?
About $72M a year, or $1,406 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 51,215 households in Gallatin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gallatin County, MT compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Gallatin County has 5.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.5M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Gallatin County would have about 23, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,268 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Gallatin County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Gallatin County at 128,740 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,215 households. The median household income in Gallatin County is $93,528 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.9% 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. Gallatin County scores 51 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #662 of 1,302 scored counties.
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