Chain stores in Montana
Montana has locations of 189 of the chains on our maps. The most common is Conoco, with 173 locations, followed by Cenex (130). The chains most typical of Montana, compared with the rest of the country, are Conoco, Cenex and Sinclair.
Most Montana chains
Chains with far more locations per person in Montana than in the country as a whole.
| Chain | Locations here | Per 100,000 people | vs. national rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conoco | 173 | 15.2 | 31× |
| Cenex | 130 | 11.4 | 27× |
| Sinclair | 55 | 4.8 | 9.0× |
| Albertsons | 47 | 4.1 | 24× |
| Les Schwab | 28 | 2.5 | 14× |
| Taco John's | 18 | 1.6 | 17× |
| Pilot Travel Centers | 10 | 0.9 | 7.2× |
| Famous Footwear | 7 | 0.6 | 9.6× |
| Great Harvest Bread Co. | 7 | 0.6 | 14× |
| Dickey's Barbecue Pit | 5 | 0.4 | 8.6× |
| Flying J | 5 | 0.4 | 8.0× |
| Pizza Ranch | 5 | 0.4 | 13× |
| Papa Murphy's | 14 | 1.2 | 4.5× |
| A&W | 5 | 0.4 | 3.9× |
| Ace Hardware | 58 | 5.1 | 3.5× |
Most common chains in Montana
| Chain | Category | Locations | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conoco | Gas brand | 173 | 15.2 |
| Cenex | Gas brand | 130 | 11.4 |
| Subway | Sandwiches & subs | 63 | 5.5 |
| Ace Hardware | Home & hardware | 58 | 5.1 |
| Sinclair | Gas brand | 55 | 4.8 |
| Starbucks | Coffee | 53 | 4.7 |
| NAPA Auto Parts | Auto parts | 52 | 4.6 |
| Albertsons | Grocery | 47 | 4.1 |
| Exxon | Gas brand | 45 | 4.0 |
| McDonald's | Burgers | 45 | 4.0 |
| H&R Block | Services | 41 | 3.6 |
| Verizon | Electronics & phones | 40 | 3.5 |
| Edward Jones | Services | 39 | 3.4 |
| Dairy Queen | Burgers | 35 | 3.1 |
| Family Dollar | Discount store | 34 | 3.0 |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts | Auto parts | 33 | 2.9 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs | Services | 29 | 2.6 |
| Domino's | Pizza | 28 | 2.5 |
| Les Schwab | Auto service | 28 | 2.5 |
| Pizza Hut | Pizza | 28 | 2.5 |
| Taco Bell | Mexican | 26 | 2.3 |
| Circle K | Convenience & gas | 25 | 2.2 |
| Hertz | Services | 23 | 2.0 |
| Dollar Tree | Discount store | 21 | 1.8 |
| Wells Fargo | Bank | 21 | 1.8 |
Big chains with no Montana location
These chains are in at least 30 states but have no Montana location in our data: Shell, Dunkin', BP, 7-Eleven, Marathon, Sunoco, Valero, Advance Auto Parts, Bank of America, Boost Mobile, Speedway, Aldi, Five Below, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Supercuts, KinderCare, Marco's Pizza, Marshalls, Mathnasium and Raising Cane's.
Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), for the 189 chains in Guess the Chain with a location here. Population: 1,137,233 (Census Bureau estimate for 2024). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.