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Veterinarians in Carter County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Carter County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $444K
- On pets · $740 a household
- Spending per listing
- $444K
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 1,383
- −1.6% since 2020
See the veterinarians around any address in Carter County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 veterinarian in Carter County. That is 16.7 per 10,000 households.
Household spending on pets in Carter County comes to about $444K a year: $740 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $444K per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Carter County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Carter County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Carter County compares
The same measures for Montana and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the veterinarians 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 | Carter County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 5.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $444K | $1.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,995 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $740 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $54,167 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 30 |
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
- 10 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 0The 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 veterinary services in Carter 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 Carter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,383−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 600
- Median age
- 57.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.6
- Land area
- 3,341 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 0
- Median household income
- $54,167
- Average household income
- $67,789
- Median home value
- $199,200
- Jobs located here
- 290
- Daytime population
- 1,228Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Carter County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the veterinarians on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Montana for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Montana, with Carter County marked.
Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewis and Clark County, MT | 63 | 14 | 4.5 | $2.2M | +5.8% | #440 of 1,485 |
| 2Missoula County, MT | 56 | 24 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +4.4% | #592 of 1,485 |
| 3Yellowstone County, MT | 53 | 32 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +4.5% | #673 of 1,485 |
| 4Flathead County, MT | 48 | 25 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +10.1% | #800 of 1,485 |
| 5Gallatin County, MT | 46 | 35 | 6.8 | $1.6M | +7.7% | #860 of 1,485 |
| 6Silver Bow County, MT | 43 | 8 | 5.2 | $1.5M | +2.6% | #922 of 1,485 |
| 7Cascade County, MT | 43 | 22 | 6.2 | $1.4M | +0.7% | #923 of 1,485 |
| 8Ravalli County, MT | 39 | 12 | 6.4 | $1.4M | +9.4% | #1,011 of 1,485 |
| 9Park County, MT | 39 | 6 | 7.2 | $1.3M | +5.7% | #1,012 of 1,485 |
| 10Lake County, MT | 38 | 7 | 5.6 | $1.5M | +6.9% | #1,026 of 1,485 |
| Carter County, MT | Not scored | 1 | 16.7 | $444K | −1.6% |
Other business types in Carter County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Carter County, MT?
There is 1 veterinarian on map listings in Carter County as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Carter County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Carter County, MT spend on pets?
About $444K a year, or $740 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 veterinarian on map listings, it comes to $444K per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 600 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carter County, MT compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Carter County has 1 veterinarian on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate.
How fast is Carter County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Carter County at 1,383 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 600 households. The median household income in Carter County is $54,167 a year, 33% 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Carter County. It maps the veterinarians on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for veterinarians · All 56 business types in Carter County
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