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Medical and dental practices in Lincoln County, MT
How Lincoln County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #593 of 2,394 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 41
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,033 a household
- Spending per listing
- $229K
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.1
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,328
- +13.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,033 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Lincoln County spend about $9.4M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 41 medical and dental practices, that is $229K per practice, 50% above the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 41 medical and dental practices on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 45.1, 47% below 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 Lincoln County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 605 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County grew 13.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For medical and dental practices, Lincoln County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #593 of 2,394 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lincoln 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 | Lincoln County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.1 | 90.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $229K | $137K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 605 | 273 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,033 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $47,143 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,328+13.1% since 2020
- Households
- 9,082
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,613 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $47,143+17.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,699
- Median home value
- $296,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,146
- Daytime population
- 20,374Residents 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 Lincoln 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 clinics64
- Dentists and orthodontists65
- Primary care and pediatrics
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Lincoln County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 medical and dental practices in Lincoln County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lincoln County, MT spend on medical and dental services?
About $9.4M a year, or $1,033 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $229K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,082 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, MT compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Lincoln County has 45.1 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $229K, 50% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 62, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 605 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 22,328 people in 2025, up 13.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,082 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $47,143 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.5% 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. Lincoln County scores 64 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #593 of 2,394 scored counties.
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