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Optometrists and eye clinics in Glacier County, MT

How Glacier 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,039 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,463
−2.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 optometrist or eye clinic in Glacier County. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Glacier County comes to about $4.5M a year: $1,039 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per practice. 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 Glacier County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Glacier County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, Glacier County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Glacier 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 Glacier County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureGlacier CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.33.74.1
Spending per listing$4.5M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,8815,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a0.0%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,039$1,237$1,288
Median household income$46,875$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Glacier 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 Glacier County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,463−2.0% since 2020
Households
4,291
Median age
34.3
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,995 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$46,875+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,150
Median home value
$165,100
Jobs located here
3,810
Daytime population
13,755Residents 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 Glacier 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
Glacier County, MTNot scored12.3$4.5M−2.0%

Other business types in Glacier County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Glacier County, MT?

Glacier County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Glacier County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.5M a year, or $1,039 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, it comes to $4.5M 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 4,291 households in Glacier County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Glacier County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending.

How fast is Glacier County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Glacier County at 13,463 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,291 households. The median household income in Glacier County is $46,875 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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. Glacier County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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 Glacier County

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