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Primary care and pediatric clinics in Yellowstone County, MT

The primary care and pediatric clinics in Yellowstone County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #885 of 1,656 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties in Montana

Listings
62
2 chain locations (3%)
Official establishments
102
+59.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$89.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,276 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.9
24% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
172,692
+4.5% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Yellowstone County comes to about $89.2M a year: $1,276 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only primary care and pediatric clinics.

Yellowstone County has 62 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.9, 24% above the U.S. rate of 7.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in Yellowstone County was 102 in 2023, up 59.4% from 2019. That is one for every 685 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. Official counts list 101 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $720K has gone to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Yellowstone County.

Population estimates put the population change in Yellowstone County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for primary care and pediatric clinics in Yellowstone County is 49 (lower middle), #885 of 1,656 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in Montana.

How Yellowstone 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.

Primary care and pediatrics in Yellowstone County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureYellowstone CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.96.37.2
Spending per listing$1.4M$2M$1.8M
Households per official establishment685903593
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+59.4%+7.6%−2.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,276$1,237$1,288
Median household income$76,570$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market score4959

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
64 → 102+59.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,209
Annual payroll, 2023
$489.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
101Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
622 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
50The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$720K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of physicians in Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone County

Population, 2025 estimate
172,692+4.5% since 2020
Households
69,897
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,633 sq. mi.
People per square mile
64
Median household income
$76,570+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,900
Median home value
$349,500
Jobs located here
90,871
Daytime population
173,526Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Primary care and pediatrics across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for primary care and pediatric clinics, numbered among those based in Montana, with Yellowstone County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for primary care and pediatric clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gallatin County, MT76224.3$3.3M+7.7%#131 of 1,656
2Lewis and Clark County, MT68185.8$2.2M+5.8%#307 of 1,656
3Flathead County, MT64255.7$2.2M+10.1%#411 of 1,656
4Cascade County, MT54267.3$1.6M+0.7%#721 of 1,656
5Ravalli County, MT52147.5$1.6M+9.4%#786 of 1,656
6Lake County, MT52129.5$1.2M+6.9%#796 of 1,656
7Yellowstone County, MT49628.9$1.4M+4.5%#885 of 1,656
8Missoula County, MT445610.6$1.2M+4.4%#1,053 of 1,656
9Silver Bow County, MT271811.7$946K+2.6%#1,446 of 1,656

Other business types in Yellowstone County

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

Questions

How many primary care and pediatric clinics are in Yellowstone County, MT?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 primary care and pediatric clinics in Yellowstone County. 2 of them (3%) are chain locations. The listings count primary care, family medicine and pediatric clinics. Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as offices of physicians in 2023, up 59.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 101 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $89.2M a year, or $1,276 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 primary care and pediatric clinics on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 69,897 households in Yellowstone County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Yellowstone County, MT compare with the U.S. for primary care and pediatric clinics?

Yellowstone County has 8.9 primary care and pediatric clinics per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 7.2. Spending per clinic is $1.4M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $1.8M. At the U.S. ratio of primary care and pediatric clinics to household spending, Yellowstone County would have about 50, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 685 households, against one for every 593 across the U.S. The official count rose 59.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −2.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Yellowstone County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Yellowstone County at 172,692 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,897 households. Median household income in Yellowstone County is $76,570, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Yellowstone County scores 49 for primary care and pediatric clinics (lower middle), #885 of 1,656 scored counties.

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