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Medical and dental practices in Carbon County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Carbon County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #65 of 2,394 scored counties
#1 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,278 a household
- Spending per listing
- $372K
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.3
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,466
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Carbon County has a Groundwork market score of 83 (high): #65 of 2,394 scored counties and #1 of 21 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for medical and dental practices.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 medical and dental practices in Carbon County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 34.3 for every 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
At $1,278 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Carbon County spend about $6M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $372K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Carbon County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Carbon County grew 9.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Carbon 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 medical and dental practices 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 | Carbon County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.3 | 90.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $372K | $137K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 273 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,278 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,261 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 37 |
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
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The 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 physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Carbon 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 Carbon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,466+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,664
- Median age
- 51.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 2,048 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $80,261+36.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,457
- Median home value
- $420,800
- Jobs located here
- 3,093
- Daytime population
- 9,712Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carbon County, MT | 83 | 16 | 34.3 | $372K | +9.1% | #65 of 2,394 |
| 2Sanders County, MT | 77 | 17 | 31.2 | $347K | +12.9% | #151 of 2,394 |
| 3Richland County, MT | 69 | 17 | 38.4 | $334K | −1.3% | #370 of 2,394 |
| 4Jefferson County, MT | 66 | 25 | 50.0 | $279K | +9.8% | #486 of 2,394 |
| 5Park County, MT | 65 | 31 | 37.1 | $332K | +5.7% | #526 of 2,394 |
| 6Lincoln County, MT | 64 | 41 | 45.1 | $229K | +13.1% | #593 of 2,394 |
| 7Lake County, MT | 59 | 74 | 58.8 | $199K | +6.9% | #801 of 2,394 |
| 8Hill County, MT | 52 | 29 | 46.7 | $234K | −0.5% | #1,082 of 2,394 |
| 9Roosevelt County, MT | 49 | 10 | 32.4 | $332K | −5.2% | #1,206 of 2,394 |
| 10Big Horn County, MT | 49 | 13 | 34.0 | $309K | −2.5% | #1,208 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Carbon 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Carbon County, MT?
Carbon County has 16 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Carbon County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carbon County, MT spend on medical and dental services?
About $6M a year, or $1,278 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $372K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,664 households in Carbon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carbon County, MT compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Carbon County has 34.3 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $372K, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Carbon County would have about 39, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is Carbon County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Carbon County at 11,466 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,664 households. Median household income in Carbon County is $80,261, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.7%, 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. Carbon County scores 83 for medical and dental practices (high), #65 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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