Health care · County · Montana
Medical and dental practices in Silver Bow County, MT
How Silver Bow 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 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,269 of 2,394 scored counties
#21 of 21 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 232
- 11 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- +18.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $17M
- On medical and dental services · $1,104 a household
- Spending per listing
- $73K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 150.5
- 78% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,118
- +2.6% since 2020
See the medical and dental practices around any address in Silver Bow County
The site report maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Silver Bow County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
For medical and dental practices, Silver Bow County has a Groundwork market score of 22 (low): #2,269 of 2,394 scored counties and #21 of 21 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,104 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Silver Bow County spend about $17M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $73K per practice, 52% below the U.S. figure of $152K.
There are 232 medical and dental practices on map listings in Silver Bow County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 11% across the U.S. That comes to 150.5 for every 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 84.5.
Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in Silver Bow County in 2023, up 18.3% from 2019. That is one for every 217 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Silver Bow County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Silver Bow 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 | Silver Bow County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 150.5 | 90.2 | 84.5 |
| Spending per listing | $73K | $137K | $152K |
| Households per official establishment | 217 | 273 | 270 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.3% | +9.2% | +1.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,104 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $61,754 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 60 → 71+18.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 515
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $50.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 112The 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 Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,118+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,419
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 718 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $61,754+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,950
- Median home value
- $255,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,312
- Daytime population
- 35,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Silver Bow County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the medical and dental practices on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Silver Bow County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardDoctors, dentists and clinics across Montana
Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Montana for medical and dental practices, numbered among those based in Montana, with Silver Bow County marked.
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 |
| 21Silver Bow County, MT | 22 | 232 | 150.5 | $73K | +2.6% | #2,269 of 2,394 |
Other business types in Silver Bow 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 clinics22
- Dentists and orthodontists24
- Primary care and pediatrics27
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors25
- Physical therapy22
- Optometrists and eye care54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many medical and dental practices are in Silver Bow County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 232 medical and dental practices in Silver Bow County. 11 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count every outpatient clinic and practice, and urgent care. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists and therapists, and urgent care centers in 2023, up 18.3% from 2019. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Silver Bow County, MT spend on medical and dental services?
About $17M a year, or $1,104 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 232 medical and dental practices on map listings, it comes to $73K per practice. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,419 households in Silver Bow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Silver Bow County, MT compare with the U.S. for medical and dental practices?
Silver Bow County has 150.5 medical and dental practices per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 84.5. Spending per practice is $73K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $152K. At the U.S. ratio of medical and dental practices to household spending, Silver Bow County would have about 112, against 232 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 217 households, against one for every 270 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +1.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Silver Bow County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Silver Bow County at 36,118 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,419 households. The median household income in Silver Bow County is $61,754 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. Silver Bow County scores 22 for medical and dental practices (low), #2,269 of 2,394 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Silver Bow County. It maps the medical and dental practices on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for medical and dental practices · All 56 business types in Silver Bow County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Silver Bow County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Silver Bow County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.