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Medical and dental practices in Custer County, MT
The medical and dental practices in Custer County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,223 of 2,394 scored counties
#20 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 72
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,184 a household
- Spending per listing
- $83K
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 142.9
- 69% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,034
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, Custer County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #2,223 of 2,394 scored counties and #20 of 21 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Custer County spend about $6M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,184 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $83K per practice, 46% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 72 medical and dental practices on map listings in Custer County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 142.9, 69% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Custer County was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 265 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Custer County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Custer 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 | Custer County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 142.9 | 90.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $83K | $137K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 265 | 273 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,184 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $70,605 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 202
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 720 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 Custer 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 Custer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,034+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 5,038
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 3,783 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $70,605+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,295
- Median home value
- $219,100
- Jobs located here
- 5,790
- Daytime population
- 11,387Residents 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 |
| 20Custer County, MT | 25 | 72 | 142.9 | $83K | +1.5% | #2,223 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Custer 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 clinics25
- Dentists and orthodontists30
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors20
- Physical therapy26
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Custer County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 72 medical and dental practices in Custer County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Custer County, MT spend on medical and dental services?
About $6M a year, or $1,184 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $83K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,038 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Custer County, MT compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Custer County has 142.9 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $83K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Custer County would have about 39, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 265 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Custer County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Custer County at 12,034 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,038 households. The median household income in Custer County is $70,605 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% 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. Custer County scores 25 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #2,223 of 2,394 scored counties.
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