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Medical and dental practices in the Missoula, MT metro area
How the Missoula, MT metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for medical and dental practices: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #337 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana
- Listings
- 607
- 30 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 240
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,256 a household
- Spending per listing
- $113K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 110.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,698
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
For medical and dental practices, the Missoula metro area has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #337 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 607 medical and dental practices in the Missoula metro area. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 5%, against 11% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 110.7, 31% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Households in the Missoula metro area spend about $68.8M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,256 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 607 medical and dental practices, that is $113K per practice, 26% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 240 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Missoula metro area in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 228 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $473K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Missoula metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Missoula metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Missoula metro area 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 | Missoula metro area | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 110.7 | 90.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $113K | $137K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 228 | 273 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +9.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,256 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $74,989 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 240+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,662
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $226.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 107Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60730 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 451The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $473K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in the Missoula metro area, 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 the Missoula metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,698+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 54,829
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,813 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $74,989
- Average household income
- $102,725
- Median home value
- $466,400
- Jobs located here
- 67,485
- Daytime population
- 132,972Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bozeman, MT | 47 | 518 | 101.1 | $139K | +7.7% | #214 of 387 |
| 2Great Falls, MT | 45 | 290 | 81.4 | $146K | +0.7% | #228 of 387 |
| 3Helena, MT | 43 | 381 | 97.6 | $133K | +7.7% | #255 of 387 |
| 4Billings, MT | 37 | 893 | 113.9 | $112K | +4.8% | #308 of 387 |
| 5Missoula, MT | 32 | 607 | 110.7 | $113K | +4.7% | #337 of 387 |
Other business types in the Missoula metro area
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 clinics32
- Dentists and orthodontists48
- Primary care and pediatrics44
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics25
- Chiropractors28
- Physical therapy26
- Optometrists and eye care56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in the Missoula, MT metro area?
The Missoula metro area has 607 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 240 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 107 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Missoula, MT metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $68.8M a year, or $1,256 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 607 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $113K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,829 households in the Missoula metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Missoula, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
The Missoula metro area has 110.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $113K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, the Missoula metro area would have about 451, against 607 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 228 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Missoula, MT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Missoula metro area at 128,698 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,829 households. Median household income in the Missoula metro area is $74,989, 7% 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 Missoula metro area scores 32 for medical and dental practices (lower middle), #337 of 387 scored metro areas.
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