Pets · Metro area · Montana
Veterinarians in the Missoula, MT metro area
How the Missoula, MT metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #237 of 384 scored metro areas
#2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana
- Listings
- 24
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $51.8M
- On pets · $945 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,698
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $945 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in the Missoula metro area spend about $51.8M a year on pets. That works out to $2.2M per clinic, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
The Missoula metro area has 24 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in the Missoula metro area in 2023. That is one for every 2,886 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Missoula metro area.
Population estimates show the Missoula metro area grew 4.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, the Missoula metro area has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #237 of 384 scored metro areas and #2 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana.
How the Missoula metro area 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 | Missoula metro area | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 5.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $1.6M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,886 | 1,995 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.3% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $945 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,989 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19
- Employees, 2023
- 225
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 241 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Missoula metro area, 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 the Missoula metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,698+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 54,829
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,813 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $74,989
- Average household income
- $102,725
- Median home value
- $466,400
- Jobs located here
- 67,485
- Daytime population
- 132,972Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Helena, MT | 52 | 17 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +7.7% | #185 of 384 |
| 2Missoula, MT | 44 | 24 | 4.4 | $2.2M | +4.7% | #237 of 384 |
| 3Billings, MT | 37 | 41 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +4.8% | #285 of 384 |
| 4Bozeman, MT | 37 | 35 | 6.8 | $1.6M | +7.7% | #287 of 384 |
| 5Great Falls, MT | 33 | 22 | 6.2 | $1.4M | +0.7% | #312 of 384 |
Other business types in the Missoula metro area
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 businesses53
- Veterinarians44
- Pet grooming and boarding64
- Pet stores65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in the Missoula, MT metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 veterinarians in the Missoula metro area. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in the Missoula, MT metro area spend on pets?
About $51.8M a year, or $945 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,829 households in the Missoula metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Missoula, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
The Missoula metro area has 4.4 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.2M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Missoula metro area would have about 19, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,886 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is the Missoula, MT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Missoula metro area at 128,698 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,829 households. Median household income in the Missoula metro area is $74,989, 7% 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 Missoula metro area scores 44 for veterinarians (lower middle), #237 of 384 scored metro areas.
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