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Medical and dental practices in Pondera County, MT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Pondera County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,103 a household
Spending per listing
$278K
82% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.7
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
6,072
+3.2% 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

Households in Pondera County spend about $2.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,103 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 medical and dental practices, that is $278K per practice, 82% above the U.S. figure of $152K.

Pondera County has 9 medical and dental practices on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 39.7 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Pondera County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Pondera County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, 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 Pondera 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 Pondera County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasurePondera CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.790.284.5
Spending per listing$278K$137K$152K
Households per official establishmentn/a273270
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.2%+1.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,103$1,237$1,288
Median household income$52,338$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored37

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Pondera 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 Pondera County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,072+3.2% since 2020
Households
2,268
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,625 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$52,338
Average household income
$72,767
Median home value
$206,100
Jobs located here
1,539
Daytime population
5,599Residents 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 Pondera 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
Pondera County, MTNot scored939.7$278K+3.2%

Other business types in Pondera 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 Pondera County, MT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 medical and dental practices in Pondera County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. No official count is published for offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Pondera County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Pondera County, MT spend on medical and dental services?

About $2.5M a year, or $1,103 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $278K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,268 households in Pondera County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pondera County has 39.7 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $278K, 82% above the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Pondera County would have about 16, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Pondera County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Pondera County at 6,072 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,268 households. The median household income in Pondera County is $52,338 a year, 35% 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.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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