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Optometrists and eye clinics in Juneau City and Borough, AK

The optometrists and eye clinics in Juneau City and Borough, AK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #741 of 1,302 scored counties
#5 of 5 scored counties 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

At $1,436 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Juneau City and Borough spend about $18.9M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each practice on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Juneau City and Borough has 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Juneau City and Borough classed as offices of optometrists. 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 Juneau City and Borough declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Juneau City and Borough is 47 (lower middle), #741 of 1,302 scored counties and #5 of 5 scored counties in Alaska.

How Juneau City and Borough 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 City and Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureJuneau City and BoroughAlaskaU.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 score4754

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 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 Juneau City and Borough, 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 Juneau City and Borough

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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Optometrists and eye care across Alaska

Every Alaska market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Juneau City and Borough marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK77133.3$4.2M+10.4%#99 of 1,302
2Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK7472.9$4.5M+5.1%#133 of 1,302
3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK57164.4$3.1M−1.4%#491 of 1,302
4Anchorage Municipality, AK47474.3$3.4M−1.3%#739 of 1,302
5Juneau City and Borough, AK4764.6$3.2M−1.8%#741 of 1,302

Other business types in Juneau City and Borough

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Juneau City and Borough, AK?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 optometrists and eye clinics in Juneau City and Borough. 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 Juneau City and Borough, AK 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. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,167 households in Juneau City and Borough and national spending patterns by income.

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

Juneau City and Borough 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 Juneau City and Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Juneau City and Borough at 31,609 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,167 households. Median household income in Juneau City and Borough is $101,661, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. 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. Juneau City and Borough scores 47 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #741 of 1,302 scored counties.

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