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Veterinarians in Custer County, MT
The veterinarians in Custer County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.4M
- On pets · $867 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 12,034
- +1.5% since 2020
See the veterinarians around any address in Custer County
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 veterinarians in Custer County. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households.
At $867 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Custer County spend about $4.4M a year on pets. That works out to $2.2M 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 Custer County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Custer County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 veterinarians on map listings, Custer County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Custer 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 | Custer County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 5.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $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 | +1.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $867 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,605 | $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
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Custer 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 Custer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,034+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 5,038
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 3,783 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $70,605+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,295
- Median home value
- $219,100
- Jobs located here
- 5,790
- Daytime population
- 11,387Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Custer 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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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 |
| Custer County, MT | Not scored | 2 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +1.5% |
Other business types in Custer 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
Pets
- Pet businesses67
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Custer County, MT?
Custer County has 2 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Custer County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Custer County, MT spend on pets?
About $4.4M a year, or $867 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,038 households in Custer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Custer County, MT compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Custer County has 2 veterinarians on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending.
How fast is Custer County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Custer County at 12,034 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,038 households. The median household income in Custer County is $70,605 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Custer County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Custer 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.
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