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Urgent care and walk-in clinics in Lake County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for urgent care and walk-in clinics in Lake County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #291 of 325 scored counties
#3 of 4 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $14.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,172 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 88% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 8 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,392
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Lake County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for urgent care and walk-in clinics, ranking #291 of 325 scored counties and #3 of 4 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Lake County spend about $14.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,172 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 88% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only urgent care and walk-in clinics.
There are 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, 8 times the U.S. rate of 0.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Lake County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lake 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 urgent care and walk-in 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 | Lake County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $13.5M | $24.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 10,429 | 12,867 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +57.1% | +32.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,172 | $1,237 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $63,360 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 29 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1The 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 freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,392+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,576
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,491 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $63,360+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,243
- Median home value
- $421,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,693
- Daytime population
- 30,848Residents 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 urgent care and walk-in clinics, numbered among those based in Montana, with Lake County marked.
Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yellowstone County, MT | 37 | 11 | 1.6 | $8.1M | +4.5% | #249 of 325 |
| 2Lewis and Clark County, MT | 31 | 5 | 1.6 | $8M | +5.8% | #276 of 325 |
| 3Lake County, MT | 28 | 5 | 4.0 | $2.9M | +6.9% | #291 of 325 |
| 4Missoula County, MT | 23 | 11 | 2.1 | $6M | +4.4% | #310 of 325 |
Other business types in Lake 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 clinics59
- Dentists and orthodontists73
- Primary care and pediatrics52
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics28
- Chiropractors
- Physical therapy48
- Optometrists and eye care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many urgent care and walk-in clinics are in Lake County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics in Lake County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count urgent care and walk-in clinics. No official count is published for freestanding emergency and urgent care centers in Lake County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Lake County, MT spend on medical and dental services?
About $14.7M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 urgent care and walk-in clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per clinic. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which urgent care and walk-in clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,576 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, MT compare with the U.S. for urgent care and walk-in clinics?
Lake County has 4.0 urgent care and walk-in clinics per 10,000 households, 8 times the U.S. rate of 0.5. Spending per clinic is $2.9M, 88% below the U.S. figure of $24.5M. At the U.S. ratio of urgent care and walk-in clinics to household spending, Lake County would have about 1, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Lake County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 33,392 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,576 households. Median household income in Lake County is $63,360, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.8%, 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. Lake County scores 28 for urgent care and walk-in clinics (lower middle), #291 of 325 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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