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Medical and dental practices in Hill County, MT
The medical and dental practices in Hill County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,082 of 2,394 scored counties
#8 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 29
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,094 a household
- Spending per listing
- $234K
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.7
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,167
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 medical and dental practices in Hill County. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That is 46.7 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in Hill County spend about $6.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,094 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $234K of household spending for each practice on map listings, 54% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Hill County classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers. That is one for every 564 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Hill County.
Population estimates show Hill County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Hill County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices, ranking #1,082 of 2,394 scored counties and #8 of 21 scored counties in Montana.
How Hill 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 | Hill County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.7 | 90.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $234K | $137K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 564 | 273 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,094 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $52,798 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 290 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Hill 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 Hill County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,167−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,206
- Median age
- 34.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,899 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $52,798+7.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,118
- Median home value
- $202,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,080
- Daytime population
- 15,558Residents 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 Hill 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 Hill County, MT?
Hill County has 29 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hill County, MT spend on medical and dental services?
About $6.8M a year, or $1,094 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $234K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,206 households in Hill County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hill County, MT compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Hill County has 46.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $234K, 54% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Hill County would have about 45, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 564 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Hill County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Hill County at 16,167 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,206 households. Median household income in Hill County is $52,798, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.1%, 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. Hill County scores 52 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #1,082 of 2,394 scored counties.
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