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Physical therapy clinics in Flathead County, MT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Flathead County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,180 of 1,422 scored counties
#7 of 11 scored counties in Montana

Listings
54
13 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
35
+2.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$55.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,253 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
57% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.2
2.3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
115,429
+10.1% 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

Flathead County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #1,180 of 1,422 scored counties and #7 of 11 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Flathead County spend about $55.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,253 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only physical therapy clinics.

There are 54 physical therapy clinics on map listings in Flathead County as of September 2026. 13 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 12.2 for every 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.

Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Flathead County in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,264 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Flathead County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Flathead 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 physical therapy clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Physical therapy in Flathead County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureFlathead CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.28.55.4
Spending per listing$1M$1.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,2641,7322,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+2.9%+18.3%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,253$1,237$1,288
Median household income$73,925$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score3225

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
34 → 35+2.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
224
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
5413 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 physical, occupational and speech therapists in Flathead 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 Flathead County

Population, 2025 estimate
115,429+10.1% since 2020
Households
44,233
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
5,087 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$73,925+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,728
Median home value
$535,500
Jobs located here
49,504
Daytime population
110,772Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Physical therapy across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Montana, with Flathead County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yellowstone County, MT49466.6$1.9M+4.5%#748 of 1,422
2Lake County, MT4864.8$2.5M+6.9%#763 of 1,422
3Lincoln County, MT4255.5$1.9M+13.1%#930 of 1,422
4Cascade County, MT36236.5$1.8M+0.7%#1,080 of 1,422
5Gallatin County, MT366512.7$1.1M+7.7%#1,097 of 1,422
6Ravalli County, MT34179.1$1.3M+9.4%#1,138 of 1,422
7Flathead County, MT325412.2$1M+10.1%#1,180 of 1,422
8Lewis and Clark County, MT304012.8$1M+5.8%#1,222 of 1,422
9Missoula County, MT286512.3$1M+4.4%#1,243 of 1,422
10Custer County, MT2659.9$1.2M+1.5%#1,267 of 1,422

Other business types in Flathead County

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in Flathead County, MT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 54 physical therapy clinics in Flathead County. 13 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 2.9% from 2019.

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

About $55.4M a year, or $1,253 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 physical therapy clinics on map listings, it comes to $1M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which physical therapy clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,233 households in Flathead County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Flathead County, MT compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

Flathead County has 12.2 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 5.4. Spending per clinic is $1M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $2.4M. At the U.S. ratio of physical therapy clinics to household spending, Flathead County would have about 23, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,264 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Flathead County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Flathead County at 115,429 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,233 households. Median household income in Flathead County is $73,925, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. Flathead County scores 32 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,180 of 1,422 scored counties.

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