Ravalli County

What Ravalli County does

Ravalli County is a county government entity and political subdivision of the State of Montana, organized under Montana state authority and founded in 1893. It provides essential public services to the residents and businesses of Ravalli County, Montana — including law enforcement, adult detention, emergency management, land use planning and permitting, weed and environmental control, public records, and community administration. The county is governed by publicly elected County Commissioners and is funded through taxes, grants, user fees (e.g., burn permits), and bond issuances such as the Series 2026 Open Space General Obligation Bonds.

The county's service-delivery infrastructure is built primarily on third-party civic technology platforms. Its official website (ravallicounty.gov) is powered by CivicPlus and provides online access to department directories, meeting calendars, news alerts, online payments, employment listings, and a Citizen Request Tracker for resident-submitted concerns. Emergency alerting is delivered through the Hyper-Reach mass notification system, which distributes public safety alerts and evacuation warnings via voice call, text message, email, and TDD/TTY, including legacy landlines. Supporting tools include the Notify Me subscription service, the MyAccount citizen portal, live streaming of Commission meetings, and Google Drive for hosting public meeting materials.

Because Ravalli County is a public government rather than a commercial enterprise, its "revenue model" is non-commercial: operations are funded through statutory tax levies, intergovernmental transfers, grants, service fees, and voter-approved bond issuances. Its customer base is geographically captive — all residents and businesses within Ravalli County — and it faces no direct competitive pressure for the core services it delivers. The county's strategic posture is therefore service-quality and operational-efficiency driven rather than revenue-growth driven.

Name

Ravalli County

Legal name

Ravalli County, Montana

Website

https://ravalli.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1893

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ravalli County is a Montana county government providing essential public services — law enforcement, emergency management, permitting, and land use planning — to its residents and businesses via a CivicPlus-powered website and Hyper-Reach mass notification system.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

County Government and Public Administration Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• County government services
• Public safety administration
• Emergency management services
• Land use permitting
• Civic engagement platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Ravalli

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ravalli County operates as a county government providing public administration services to Montana residents and businesses, including public safety, emergency management, land use permitting, burn permit administration, and access to county records and meetings. Services are delivered through an official website (powered by CivicPlus), in-person department offices, the Adult Detention Center, the Sheriff's Office, and the Hyper-Reach emergency notification system. The county is funded by taxes, grants, bonds, and user fees rather than commercial sales.

Product overview

Ravalli County operates an official government website (ravallicounty.gov) that provides citizen services including news alerts, community event calendars, burn permit management, emergency notifications, and department directories. The website is built on the CivicPlus platform and does not represent a commercial product or service offering in the traditional sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Burn Permit Administration Permitting service allowing Ravalli County residents to activate, renew, or obtain outdoor burn permits during the designated burn season. Available to county residents for compliance with local fire regulations.
• Hyper-Reach Emergency Notification Service Mass emergency notification service delivering public alerts and emergency notifications via text message, email, and telephone (including TDD/TTY) to enrolled Ravalli County residents. Coverage includes legacy landlines. Used for local emergencies, threats, hazards, and evacuation warnings.
• Citizen Request Tracker

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CivicPluscoreTechnology or IntegrationCivicPlus provides the government website platform powering Ravalli County's official website. The platform enables online services, citizen engagement tools, meeting calendars, news alerts, and service request tracking functionality.
• Hyper ReachcoreTechnology or IntegrationHyper Reach provides the mass emergency notification system for Ravalli County. The system delivers public alerts and emergency notifications through text message, email, voice call, and TDD/TTY to county residents for local emergencies, threats, hazards, and evacuation warnings.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cascade County: Montana county government serving the Great Falls area with the standard county service portfolio of public safety, emergency management, detention, and conservation programs - functionally identical to Ravalli County in scope and authority.
• Gallatin County: Montana county government centered on Bozeman providing the same suite of essential county services - public safety, emergency management, planning, and conservation - with a similar growing-population, suburban-rural character that parallels Ravalli County's Bitterroot Valley context.
• Lake County: Montana county government (Polson area) providing the same full range of county services including sheriff, emergency management, planning, and conservation - comparable in rural Montana context and service breadth to Ravalli County.
• Yellowstone County: Montana's largest county government (Billings area) operating the same essential county service portfolio including sheriff, detention, emergency management, and conservation programs - directly comparable in regulatory authority and service scope, though at larger scale.
• Lewis and Clark County: Montana county government serving the Helena area with the identical mix of law enforcement, emergency management, public administration, and conservation functions as Ravalli County, supported by comparable tax-and-bond funding structures.
• Lincoln County: Montana county government (Libby area) with comparable rural population size, similar service portfolio of sheriff, emergency management, and conservation programs, and parallel tax-and-bond funding model to Ravalli County.
• Flathead County: Montana county government centered on Kalispell with similar rural-suburban character, comparable population, and the same essential county services including sheriff's office, emergency management, and land use planning - directly comparable in operating model.
• Missoula County: Adjacent Montana county government centered on Missoula serving a similar population base with the same full portfolio of county services including sheriff's office, emergency management, land use planning, and conservation programs. Directly comparable in service mix, regulatory structure, and technology stack (CivicPlus platform).
• Madison County: Montana county government (Virginia City area) with a similar rural service profile and the same core county functions - public safety, emergency management, land management, and public administration - as Ravalli County.
• Silver Bow County: Montana county government (Butte area) operating under the same statutory authority and providing the same essential county services including sheriff, emergency management, and public administration as Ravalli County.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ravallicountymt
• Facebookfacebook.com/RavalliCWD

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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