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Physical therapy clinics in Missoula County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in Missoula County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,243 of 1,422 scored counties
#9 of 11 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 65
- 2 chain locations (3%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- +30.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $66.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,260 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 123,513
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics in Missoula County is 28 (lower middle), #1,243 of 1,422 scored counties and #9 of 11 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $1,260 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Missoula County spend about $66.4M a year on medical and dental services. 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.
Missoula County has 65 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.3, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.
Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in Missoula County in 2023, up 30.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,121 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Missoula County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Missoula 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.
| Measure | Missoula County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 8.5 | 5.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.5M | $2.4M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,121 | 1,732 | 2,482 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.6% | +18.3% | +23.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,260 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $75,598 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 47+30.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 215
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 652 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 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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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yellowstone County, MT | 49 | 46 | 6.6 | $1.9M | +4.5% | #748 of 1,422 |
| 2Lake County, MT | 48 | 6 | 4.8 | $2.5M | +6.9% | #763 of 1,422 |
| 3Lincoln County, MT | 42 | 5 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +13.1% | #930 of 1,422 |
| 4Cascade County, MT | 36 | 23 | 6.5 | $1.8M | +0.7% | #1,080 of 1,422 |
| 5Gallatin County, MT | 36 | 65 | 12.7 | $1.1M | +7.7% | #1,097 of 1,422 |
| 6Ravalli County, MT | 34 | 17 | 9.1 | $1.3M | +9.4% | #1,138 of 1,422 |
| 7Flathead County, MT | 32 | 54 | 12.2 | $1M | +10.1% | #1,180 of 1,422 |
| 8Lewis and Clark County, MT | 30 | 40 | 12.8 | $1M | +5.8% | #1,222 of 1,422 |
| 9Missoula County, MT | 28 | 65 | 12.3 | $1M | +4.4% | #1,243 of 1,422 |
| 10Custer County, MT | 26 | 5 | 9.9 | $1.2M | +1.5% | #1,267 of 1,422 |
Other business types in Missoula County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Questions
How many physical therapy clinics are in Missoula County, MT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 65 physical therapy clinics in Missoula County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 30.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Missoula County, MT spend on medical and dental services?
About $66.4M a year, or $1,260 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 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 52,679 households in Missoula County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Missoula County, MT compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?
Missoula County has 12.3 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, Missoula County would have about 28, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,121 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +23.1% for 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 28 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #1,243 of 1,422 scored counties.
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