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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Montana

Markets across Montana ranked by the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
42
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
44
+57.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$567.5M
On medical and dental services
Listings per 10k households
0.9
80% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$13.5M
45% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#45 of 50
Market score 29 · Lower middle

A site report maps the urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings around any address in Montana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 42 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Montana. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 24% across the U.S. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 0.5.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Montana comes to about $567.5M a year: $1,237 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $13.5M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which urgent care and walk-in clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Montana was 44 in 2023, up 57.1% from 2019. That is one for every 10,429 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 32.0% over the same years.

Among 50 states, Montana ranks #45 for urgent care and walk-in clinics, with a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Montana, the Billings metro area scores highest (40). Among 4 scored counties, Yellowstone County scores highest (37).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Montana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Montana, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Billings, MT40111.4$9.1M+4.8%#142 of 197
2Helena, MT3851.3$10.1M+7.7%#152 of 197
3Missoula, MT25112.0$6.3M+4.7%#185 of 197
Bozeman, MTNot scored20.4$36M+7.7%
Great Falls, MTNot scored20.6$21.2M+0.7%

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Montana, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Kalispell, MTNot scored00.0n/a+10.1%
Butte-Silver Bow, MTNot scored21.3$8.5M+2.6%

Counties

Counties in Montana, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yellowstone County, MT37111.6$8.1M+4.5%#249 of 325
2Lewis and Clark County, MT3151.6$8M+5.8%#276 of 325
3Lake County, MT2854.0$2.9M+6.9%#291 of 325
4Missoula County, MT23112.1$6M+4.4%#310 of 325
Gallatin County, MTNot scored20.4$36M+7.7%
Flathead County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+10.1%
Cascade County, MTNot scored20.6$21.2M+0.7%
Ravalli County, MTNot scored42.1$5.6M+9.4%
Silver Bow County, MTNot scored21.3$8.5M+2.6%
Lincoln County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+13.1%
Park County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+5.7%
Hill County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−0.5%
Glacier County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−2.0%
Sanders County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+12.9%
Big Horn County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−2.5%
Jefferson County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+9.8%
Custer County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+1.5%
Fergus County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+3.1%
Richland County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−1.3%
Carbon County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+9.1%
Roosevelt County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−5.2%
Beaverhead County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+7.1%
Deer Lodge County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+3.0%
Madison County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+15.8%
Stillwater County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+5.0%
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Counties in Montana, ranked for urgent care and walk-in clinics by Groundwork market score, continued
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Dawson County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−2.6%
Rosebud County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−0.7%
Broadwater County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+23.8%
Valley County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−2.4%
Powell County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+3.1%
Blaine County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−2.1%
Teton County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+3.9%
Pondera County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+3.2%
Chouteau County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−0.8%
Musselshell County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+17.6%
Toole County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+4.9%
Mineral County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+13.5%
Phillips County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Sweet Grass County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+2.4%
Sheridan County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−2.9%
Granite County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+10.6%
Fallon County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−2.3%
Judith Basin County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+6.8%
Wheatland County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Meagher County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+11.2%
Liberty County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+0.1%
Powder River County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+5.1%
McCone County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−0.6%
Daniels County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−2.3%
Carter County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−1.6%
Prairie County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+1.7%
Wibaux County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−5.4%
Garfield County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−1.9%
Golden Valley County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+2.7%
Treasure County, MTNot scored00.0n/a−4.0%
Petroleum County, MTNot scored00.0n/a+9.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Montana?

Montana has 42 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in 2023, up 57.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Montana spend on medical and dental services?

About $567.5M a year, or $1,237 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $13.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 458,859 households in Montana and national spending patterns by income.

How does Montana compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Montana has 0.9 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $13.5M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the national ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Montana would have about 23, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,429 households, against one for every 12,867 across the U.S. The official count rose 57.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +32.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Montana has the highest market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics?

Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Montana, the Billings metro area scores highest, at 40 (lower middle). Among 4 scored counties in Montana, Yellowstone County scores highest, at 37 (lower middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Montana scores 29 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #45 of 50 scored states.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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