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Physical therapy clinics in the Missoula, MT metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for physical therapy clinics in the Missoula, MT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #359 of 386 scored metro areas
#5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana

Listings
66
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
48
+30.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$68.8M
On medical and dental services · $1,256 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
57% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.0
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,698
+4.7% 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

The Missoula metro area scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for physical therapy clinics, ranking #359 of 386 scored metro areas and #5 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

Household spending on medical and dental services in the Missoula metro area comes to about $68.8M a year: $1,256 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.

The Missoula metro area has 66 physical therapy clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 3% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 12.0 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 5.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 48 businesses with payroll in the Missoula metro area classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists, up 30.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,142 households, against one for every 2,482 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Missoula metro area grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Missoula metro area 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 Missoula, MT metro area compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureMissoula metro areaMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.08.55.4
Spending per listing$1M$1.5M$2.4M
Households per official establishment1,1421,7322,482
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+30.6%+18.3%+23.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.7%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,256$1,237$1,288
Median household income$74,989$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score2625

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
48+30.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
216
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
662 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The 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 the Missoula metro area, 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 the Missoula metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
128,698+4.7% since 2020
Households
54,829
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
3,813 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$74,989
Average household income
$102,725
Median home value
$466,400
Jobs located here
67,485
Daytime population
132,972Residents 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 metro areas in Montana for physical therapy clinics, numbered among those based in Montana, with the Missoula metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Montana

Metro areas in Montana ranked for physical therapy clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Billings, MT50496.3$2M+4.8%#193 of 386
2Bozeman, MT346512.7$1.1M+7.7%#320 of 386
3Great Falls, MT31236.5$1.8M+0.7%#333 of 386
4Helena, MT314411.3$1.2M+7.7%#335 of 386
5Missoula, MT266612.0$1M+4.7%#359 of 386

Other business types in the Missoula metro area

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

Questions

How many physical therapy clinics are in the Missoula, MT metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 66 physical therapy clinics in the Missoula metro area. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count physical therapy and rehabilitation clinics. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as physical, occupational and speech therapists in 2023, up 30.6% from 2019.

How much do households in the Missoula, MT metro area spend on medical and dental services?

About $68.8M a year, or $1,256 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 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 54,829 households in the Missoula metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Missoula, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for physical therapy clinics?

The Missoula metro area has 12.0 physical therapy clinics per 10,000 households, 2.2 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, the Missoula metro area would have about 29, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,142 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 the Missoula, MT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Missoula metro area at 128,698 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,829 households. Median household income in the Missoula metro area is $74,989, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Missoula metro area scores 26 for physical therapy clinics (lower middle), #359 of 386 scored metro areas.

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