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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Juneau, AK area

The optometrists and eye clinics in the Juneau, AK area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #153 of 400 scored small-town markets
The only scored small-town market based in Alaska

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,436 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
31,609
−1.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 optometrists and eye clinics in the Juneau area. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

At $1,436 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in the Juneau area spend about $18.9M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $3.2M per practice, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Juneau area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 4,389 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Juneau area declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Juneau area scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #153 of 400 scored small-town markets and the only scored small-town market based in Alaska.

How the Juneau area compares

The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all medical and dental services by the optometrists and eye clinics counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Optometrists and eye care in Juneau, AK area compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureJuneau areaAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.63.64.1
Spending per listing$3.2M$3.9M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,3894,6645,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.8%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,436$1,394$1,288
Median household income$101,661$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score5654

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
29
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Juneau 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 Juneau area

Population, 2025 estimate
31,609−1.8% since 2020
Households
13,167
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
2,703 sq. mi.
People per square mile
12
Median household income
$101,661+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,599
Median home value
$449,300
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Other business types in the Juneau area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Juneau, AK area?

The Juneau area has 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in the Juneau, AK area spend on medical and dental services?

About $18.9M a year, or $1,436 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,167 households in the Juneau area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Juneau, AK area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

The Juneau area has 4.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.2M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,389 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Juneau, AK area growing?

Population estimates put the Juneau area at 31,609 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,167 households. The median household income in the Juneau area is $101,661 a year, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Juneau area scores 56 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #153 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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