Restaurant market guides in Montana.

MT RESTAURANT MARKET DIRECTORY

Explore Restaurant Revenue Incubator’s operator-focused guides to the 50 largest Montana markets. Each guide combines official U.S. Census market context with practical cost, sales, technology and retention priorities.

Montana restaurant economy

The 2022 Economic Census reports 702 restaurant establishments, $437.5 million in 2022 restaurant sales, 7,499 restaurant employees statewide.

Restaurant consulting markets in Montana

1. Billings restaurant market Population 119,434
2. Missoula restaurant market Population 76,514
3. Great Falls restaurant market Population 60,329
4. Bozeman restaurant market Population 56,114
5. Butte-Silver Bow restaurant market Population 35,052
6. Helena restaurant market Population 33,639
7. Kalispell restaurant market Population 28,504
8. Belgrade restaurant market Population 11,872
9. Evergreen restaurant market Population 9,611
10. Anaconda-Deer Lodge County restaurant market Population 9,597
11. Havre restaurant market Population 9,258
12. Helena Valley Southeast restaurant market Population 9,108
13. Livingston restaurant market Population 8,780
14. Whitefish restaurant market Population 8,749
15. Miles City restaurant market Population 8,407
16. Helena Valley West Central restaurant market Population 8,056
17. Laurel restaurant market Population 7,215
18. Lockwood restaurant market Population 7,181
19. Sidney restaurant market Population 6,171
20. Lewistown restaurant market Population 6,087
21. Four Corners restaurant market Population 5,791
22. Columbia Falls restaurant market Population 5,615
23. Orchard Homes restaurant market Population 5,588
24. Bigfork restaurant market Population 5,565
25. Polson restaurant market Population 5,428
26. Helena Valley Northwest restaurant market Population 5,183
27. Hamilton restaurant market Population 5,101
28. Glendive restaurant market Population 4,810
29. Helena Valley Northeast restaurant market Population 4,659
30. Lolo restaurant market Population 4,314
31. Malmstrom AFB restaurant market Population 4,302
32. Dillon restaurant market Population 4,085
33. Hardin restaurant market Population 3,742
34. Shelby restaurant market Population 3,216
35. Glasgow restaurant market Population 3,190
36. North Browning restaurant market Population 3,144
37. Montana City restaurant market Population 3,092
38. Libby restaurant market Population 3,042
39. Cut Bank restaurant market Population 3,028
40. Deer Lodge restaurant market Population 3,021
41. Conrad restaurant market Population 2,618
42. Wolf Point restaurant market Population 2,602
43. Red Lodge restaurant market Population 2,502
44. Big Sky restaurant market Population 2,445
45. Lakeside restaurant market Population 2,386
46. Manhattan restaurant market Population 2,288
47. Crow Agency restaurant market Population 2,192
48. Stevensville restaurant market Population 2,130
49. West Glendive restaurant market Population 2,121
50. Colstrip restaurant market Population 2,101

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 ACS 5-year table B01003, 2026 Gazetteer Files, and 2022 Economic Census EC2272BASIC (NAICS 7225). Image licensing and attribution appear with each image. Last verified September 22, 2026.

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