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Veterinarians in Lake County, MT
How Lake County, MT compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,026 of 1,485 scored counties
#10 of 11 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.8M
- On pets · $862 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 70% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,392
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Lake County comes to about $10.8M a year: $862 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 veterinarians, that is $1.5M per clinic, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 7 veterinarians on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 70% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Lake County in 2023. That is one for every 1,572 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Lake County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,026 of 1,485 scored counties and #10 of 11 scored counties in Montana.
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 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 | Lake County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,572 | 1,995 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $862 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,360 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services 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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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 |
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
Pets
- Pet businesses41
- Veterinarians38
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Lake County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 veterinarians in Lake County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Lake County, MT spend on pets?
About $10.8M a year, or $862 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians 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 veterinarians?
Lake County has 5.6 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Lake County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,572 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
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 38 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,026 of 1,485 scored counties.
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