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Medical and dental practices in Deer Lodge County, MT

The medical and dental practices in Deer Lodge County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
32
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,098 a household
Spending per listing
$154K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
71.5
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,709
+3.0% 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 32 medical and dental practices in Deer Lodge County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 11% across the U.S. That is 71.5 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Households in Deer Lodge County spend about $4.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,098 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 32 medical and dental practices, that is $154K per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Deer Lodge County in 2023. That is one for every 497 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Deer Lodge County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Deer Lodge 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.

Doctors, dentists and clinics in Deer Lodge County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureDeer Lodge CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households71.590.284.5
Spending per listing$154K$137K$152K
Households per official establishment497273270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,098$1,237$1,288
Median household income$57,527$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored37

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 9
Employees, 2023
123
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
321 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,709+3.0% since 2020
Households
4,473
Median age
48.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
737 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$57,527
Average household income
$72,037
Median home value
$231,700
Jobs located here
3,306
Daytime population
8,528Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Montana, with Deer Lodge County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for medical and dental practices by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Carbon County, MT831634.3$372K+9.1%#65 of 2,394
2Sanders County, MT771731.2$347K+12.9%#151 of 2,394
3Richland County, MT691738.4$334K−1.3%#370 of 2,394
4Jefferson County, MT662550.0$279K+9.8%#486 of 2,394
5Park County, MT653137.1$332K+5.7%#526 of 2,394
6Lincoln County, MT644145.1$229K+13.1%#593 of 2,394
7Lake County, MT597458.8$199K+6.9%#801 of 2,394
8Hill County, MT522946.7$234K−0.5%#1,082 of 2,394
9Roosevelt County, MT491032.4$332K−5.2%#1,206 of 2,394
10Big Horn County, MT491334.0$309K−2.5%#1,208 of 2,394
Deer Lodge County, MTNot scored3271.5$154K+3.0%

Other business types in Deer Lodge County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many medical and dental practices are in Deer Lodge County, MT?

Deer Lodge County has 32 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 9 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 Deer Lodge County, MT spend on medical and dental services?

About $4.9M a year, or $1,098 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $154K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,473 households in Deer Lodge County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Deer Lodge County, MT compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?

Deer Lodge County has 71.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $154K, in line with the U.S. figure of $152K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 497 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.

How fast is Deer Lodge County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Deer Lodge County at 9,709 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,473 households. Median household income in Deer Lodge County is $57,527, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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