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Optometrists and eye clinics in Bingham County, ID
How Bingham County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #509 of 1,302 scored counties
#5 of 12 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20M
- On medical and dental services · $1,243 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,153
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 optometrists and eye clinics in Bingham County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,243 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Bingham County spend about $20M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $4M per practice, 28% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Bingham County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 2,689 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Bingham County grew 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Bingham County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #509 of 1,302 scored counties and #5 of 12 scored counties in Idaho.
How Bingham County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Bingham County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,689 | 3,918 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,243 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $77,878 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- 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 Bingham 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 Bingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,153+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 16,132
- Median age
- 35.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 2,094 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $77,878+40.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,279
- Median home value
- $293,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,423
- Daytime population
- 43,536Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Canyon County, ID | 74 | 25 | 2.9 | $4.2M | +18.1% | #136 of 1,302 |
| 2Kootenai County, ID | 71 | 23 | 3.2 | $3.9M | +11.0% | #186 of 1,302 |
| 3Bonner County, ID | 63 | 6 | 3.0 | $4.1M | +14.8% | #341 of 1,302 |
| 4Ada County, ID | 59 | 90 | 4.4 | $3.1M | +9.6% | #446 of 1,302 |
| 5Bingham County, ID | 56 | 5 | 3.1 | $4M | +6.4% | #509 of 1,302 |
| 6Latah County, ID | 46 | 8 | 4.9 | $2.4M | +5.6% | #782 of 1,302 |
| 7Cassia County, ID | 40 | 5 | 5.9 | $2M | +6.6% | #921 of 1,302 |
| 8Bannock County, ID | 36 | 17 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +4.9% | #989 of 1,302 |
| 9Bonneville County, ID | 33 | 34 | 7.7 | $1.7M | +8.9% | #1,047 of 1,302 |
| 10Twin Falls County, ID | 31 | 23 | 6.6 | $1.8M | +7.9% | #1,079 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Bingham 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 clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists36
- Primary care and pediatrics56
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors55
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Bingham County, ID?
There are 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Bingham County 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 Bingham County, ID spend on medical and dental services?
About $20M a year, or $1,243 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 16,132 households in Bingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bingham County, ID compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Bingham County has 3.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Bingham County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,689 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Bingham County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Bingham County at 51,153 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,132 households. The median household income in Bingham County is $77,878 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.4% 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. Bingham County scores 56 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #509 of 1,302 scored counties.
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