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Mortgage brokers and lenders in Missoula County, MT

How Missoula County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #475 of 887 scored counties
#4 of 6 scored counties in Montana

Listings
23
7 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$926.6M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,589 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
103
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
123,513
+4.4% 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 Missoula County spend about $926.6M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,589 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 3% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in.

There are 23 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings in Missoula County as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 30%, against 21% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Missoula County classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders. That is one for every 3,292 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Missoula County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For mortgage brokers and lenders, Missoula County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #475 of 887 scored counties and #4 of 6 scored counties in Montana.

How Missoula County compares

The same measures for Montana and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Mortgage brokers and lenders in Missoula County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureMissoula CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.43.14.3
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)103141100
Households per official establishment3,2924,4554,897
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+32.1%+9.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,589$17,303$16,661
Median household income$75,598$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score4859

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 16
Employees, 2023
59
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
237 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in Missoula 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 Missoula County

Population, 2025 estimate
123,513+4.4% since 2020
Households
52,679
Median age
38.7
Homes lived in by their owners
59%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,593 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$75,598+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,306
Median home value
$472,100
Jobs located here
66,258
Daytime population
128,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Mortgage brokers and lenders across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for mortgage brokers and lenders, numbered among those based in Montana, with Missoula County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for mortgage brokers and lenders by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Lewis and Clark County, MT7382.6179+5.8%#81 of 887
2Cascade County, MT6982.2191+0.7%#128 of 887
3Yellowstone County, MT55324.699+4.5%#337 of 887
4Missoula County, MT48234.4103+4.4%#475 of 887
5Flathead County, MT44235.286+10.1%#552 of 887
6Gallatin County, MT42377.269+7.7%#597 of 887

Other business types in Missoula County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many mortgage brokers and lenders are in Missoula County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 mortgage brokers and lenders in Missoula County. 7 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count mortgage brokers and mortgage lenders. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as mortgage brokers and real estate lenders in 2023.

How much do households in Missoula County, MT spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $926.6M a year, or $17,589 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 23 mortgage brokers and lenders on map listings, housing spending per office is 3% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money mortgage brokers and lenders take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,679 households in Missoula County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Missoula County, MT compare with the U.S. for mortgage brokers and lenders?

Missoula County has 4.4 mortgage brokers and lenders per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.3. The index of housing spending per office is 103, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of mortgage brokers and lenders to household spending, Missoula County would have about 24, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,292 households, against one for every 4,897 across the U.S.

How fast is Missoula County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Missoula County at 123,513 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,679 households. Median household income in Missoula County is $75,598, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.8%, 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. Missoula County scores 48 for mortgage brokers and lenders (lower middle), #475 of 887 scored counties.

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