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Medical and dental practices in Richland County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for medical and dental practices in Richland County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #370 of 2,394 scored counties
#3 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 17
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,283 a household
- Spending per listing
- $334K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.4
- 55% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,377
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 medical and dental practices in Richland County. None of them are chain locations, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 38.4 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Richland County comes to about $5.7M a year: $1,283 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $334K per practice, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Richland County in 2023. That is one for every 1,106 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Richland County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for medical and dental practices in Richland County is 69 (upper middle), #370 of 2,394 scored counties and #3 of 21 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Richland 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 | Richland County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.4 | 90.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $334K | $137K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,106 | 273 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,283 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $73,084 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $734K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Richland 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 Richland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,377−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,422
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,085 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $73,084+8.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,609
- Median home value
- $263,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,317
- Daytime population
- 10,645Residents 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 Richland 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 Richland County, MT?
There are 17 medical and dental practices on map listings in Richland County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Richland County, MT spend on medical and dental services?
About $5.7M a year, or $1,283 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $334K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,422 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richland County, MT compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Richland County has 38.4 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $334K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $152K. At the national ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Richland County would have about 37, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,106 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S.
How fast is Richland County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Richland County at 11,377 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,422 households. Median household income in Richland County is $73,084, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 8.8%, 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. Richland County scores 69 for medical and dental practices (upper middle), #370 of 2,394 scored counties.
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