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Veterinarians in Hill County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Hill County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.9M
- On pets · $785 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,167
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hill County spend about $4.9M a year on pets, or $785 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per clinic, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Hill County has 3 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in Hill County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hill County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 veterinarians on map listings, Hill County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Hill 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 | Hill County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 5.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $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 | −0.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $785 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,798 | $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
- 31 chain location
- 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 Hill 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 Hill County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,167−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 6,206
- Median age
- 34.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,899 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $52,798+7.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,118
- Median home value
- $202,600
- Jobs located here
- 6,080
- Daytime population
- 15,558Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hill County?
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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 |
| Hill County, MT | Not scored | 3 | 4.8 | $1.6M | −0.5% |
Other business types in Hill 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 businesses27
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Hill County, MT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 veterinarians in Hill County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Hill County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Hill County, MT spend on pets?
About $4.9M a year, or $785 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,206 households in Hill County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hill County, MT compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Hill County has 4.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.6M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Hill County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Hill County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Hill County at 16,167 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,206 households. Median household income in Hill County is $52,798, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 7.1%, 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. Hill County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hill 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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