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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Flathead County, MT
How Flathead County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #411 of 1,656 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 25
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- +16.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $55.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,253 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 115,429
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,253 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Flathead County spend about $55.4M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $2.2M per clinic, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.
Flathead County has 25 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.7, 21% below the U.S. rate of 7.2.
Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Flathead County in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019. That is one for every 681 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Another 104 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $331K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Flathead County.
Population estimates put the population change in Flathead County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Flathead County is 64 (upper middle), #411 of 1,656 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
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 primary care and pediatric 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 | Flathead County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2M | $1.8M |
| Households per official establishment | 681 | 903 | 593 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.1% | +7.6% | −2.2% |
| 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 score | 64 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 65+16.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 626
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $52.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 104Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 250 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $331K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians 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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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Montana for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Montana, with Flathead County marked.
Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gallatin County, MT | 76 | 22 | 4.3 | $3.3M | +7.7% | #131 of 1,656 |
| 2Lewis and Clark County, MT | 68 | 18 | 5.8 | $2.2M | +5.8% | #307 of 1,656 |
| 3Flathead County, MT | 64 | 25 | 5.7 | $2.2M | +10.1% | #411 of 1,656 |
| 4Cascade County, MT | 54 | 26 | 7.3 | $1.6M | +0.7% | #721 of 1,656 |
| 5Ravalli County, MT | 52 | 14 | 7.5 | $1.6M | +9.4% | #786 of 1,656 |
| 6Lake County, MT | 52 | 12 | 9.5 | $1.2M | +6.9% | #796 of 1,656 |
| 7Yellowstone County, MT | 49 | 62 | 8.9 | $1.4M | +4.5% | #885 of 1,656 |
| 8Missoula County, MT | 44 | 56 | 10.6 | $1.2M | +4.4% | #1,053 of 1,656 |
| 9Silver Bow County, MT | 27 | 18 | 11.7 | $946K | +2.6% | #1,446 of 1,656 |
Other business types in Flathead 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 clinics35
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics64
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors29
- Physical therapy32
- Optometrists and eye care62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Flathead County, MT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 primary care and pediatric clinics in Flathead County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 16.1% from 2019. Official counts list 104 one-person businesses without payroll.
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 25 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which primary care and pediatric 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 primary care and pediatric clinics?
Flathead County has 5.7 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Flathead County would have about 31, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 681 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% 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 64 for primary care and pediatric clinics (upper middle), #411 of 1,656 scored counties.
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