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Optometrists and eye clinics in Lewis and Clark County, MT
How Lewis and Clark 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 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #110 of 1,302 scored counties
#1 of 8 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,285 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 75,331
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Lewis and Clark County is 76 (high), #110 of 1,302 scored counties and #1 of 8 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
Households in Lewis and Clark County spend about $40.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,285 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $5M per practice, 60% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Lewis and Clark County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Lewis and Clark County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 6,243 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lewis and Clark County grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lewis and Clark 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 | Lewis and Clark County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,243 | 4,881 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,285 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $78,237 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 75,331+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 31,215
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $78,237+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,055
- Median home value
- $393,500
- Jobs located here
- 41,168
- Daytime population
- 78,294Residents 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 Lewis and Clark 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 clinics35
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics68
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics31
- Chiropractors35
- Physical therapy30
- Optometrists and eye care76
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Lewis and Clark County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 optometrists and eye clinics in Lewis and Clark County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Lewis and Clark County, MT spend on medical and dental services?
About $40.1M a year, or $1,285 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,215 households in Lewis and Clark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lewis and Clark County, MT compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Lewis and Clark County has 2.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $5M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Lewis and Clark County would have about 13, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,243 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Lewis and Clark County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Lewis and Clark County at 75,331 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,215 households. Median household income in Lewis and Clark County is $78,237, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Lewis and Clark County scores 76 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #110 of 1,302 scored counties.
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