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Optometrists and eye clinics in Mendocino County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Mendocino County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #694 of 1,302 scored counties
#34 of 42 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $42.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,207 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,122
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 optometrists and eye clinics in Mendocino County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,207 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Mendocino County spend about $42.1M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 12% above 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.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Mendocino County in 2023. That is one for every 5,807 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mendocino County declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Mendocino County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #694 of 1,302 scored counties and #34 of 42 scored counties in California.
How Mendocino County compares
The same measures for California 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.
| Measure | Mendocino County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,807 | 4,914 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,207 | $1,464 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $68,092 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $854K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Mendocino County, 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 Mendocino County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,122−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 34,842
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,507 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $68,092+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,438
- Median home value
- $512,200
- Jobs located here
- 29,495
- Daytime population
- 87,475Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Benito County, CA | 93 | 6 | 2.9 | $5.3M | +8.6% | #1 of 1,302 |
| 2San Joaquin County, CA | 87 | 59 | 2.4 | $5.8M | +5.5% | #10 of 1,302 |
| 3Yolo County, CA | 80 | 20 | 2.6 | $5.4M | +3.1% | #52 of 1,302 |
| 4Madera County, CA | 79 | 13 | 2.9 | $4.4M | +7.4% | #68 of 1,302 |
| 5Nevada County, CA | 77 | 10 | 2.3 | $6M | −0.4% | #88 of 1,302 |
| 6Sonoma County, CA | 77 | 56 | 2.9 | $5.1M | −0.4% | #91 of 1,302 |
| 7Calaveras County, CA | 76 | 5 | 2.7 | $4.8M | +2.8% | #111 of 1,302 |
| 8Solano County, CA | 75 | 47 | 3.0 | $4.8M | +0.6% | #119 of 1,302 |
| 9Merced County, CA | 74 | 22 | 2.6 | $4.6M | +5.1% | #132 of 1,302 |
| 10El Dorado County, CA | 71 | 21 | 2.8 | $5.5M | +0.6% | #174 of 1,302 |
| 34Mendocino County, CA | 49 | 12 | 3.4 | $3.5M | −3.5% | #694 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Mendocino County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
- Doctors, dentists and clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists46
- Primary care and pediatrics55
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors54
- Physical therapy61
- Optometrists and eye care49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Mendocino County, CA?
Mendocino County has 12 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Mendocino County, CA spend on medical and dental services?
About $42.1M a year, or $1,207 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 34,842 households in Mendocino County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mendocino County, CA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Mendocino County has 3.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.5M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Mendocino County would have about 13, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,807 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Mendocino County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Mendocino County at 88,122 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,842 households. The median household income in Mendocino County is $68,092 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. 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. Mendocino County scores 49 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #694 of 1,302 scored counties.
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