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Optometrists and eye clinics in Jefferson County, ID

How Jefferson 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

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,298 a household
Spending per listing
$6.6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
35,297
+13.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 optometrists and eye clinics in Jefferson County. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households.

At $1,298 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Jefferson County spend about $13.2M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $6.6M per practice. 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 3 businesses with payroll in Jefferson County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 3,400 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Jefferson County from 2020 to 2025 at +13.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Jefferson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Jefferson 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Jefferson County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureJefferson CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.04.24.1
Spending per listing$6.6M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,4003,9185,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a0.0%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+13.6%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,298$1,264$1,288
Median household income$86,679$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$830K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County

Population, 2025 estimate
35,297+13.6% since 2020
Households
10,199
Median age
32.9
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.6
Land area
1,094 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$86,679+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,354
Median home value
$408,400
Jobs located here
8,448
Daytime population
27,194Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Idaho

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The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Jefferson County marked.

Top counties in Idaho

Counties in Idaho ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Canyon County, ID74252.9$4.2M+18.1%#136 of 1,302
2Kootenai County, ID71233.2$3.9M+11.0%#186 of 1,302
3Bonner County, ID6363.0$4.1M+14.8%#341 of 1,302
4Ada County, ID59904.4$3.1M+9.6%#446 of 1,302
5Bingham County, ID5653.1$4M+6.4%#509 of 1,302
6Latah County, ID4684.9$2.4M+5.6%#782 of 1,302
7Cassia County, ID4055.9$2M+6.6%#921 of 1,302
8Bannock County, ID36175.1$2.3M+4.9%#989 of 1,302
9Bonneville County, ID33347.7$1.7M+8.9%#1,047 of 1,302
10Twin Falls County, ID31236.6$1.8M+7.9%#1,079 of 1,302
Jefferson County, IDNot scored22.0$6.6M+13.6%

Other business types in Jefferson County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Jefferson County, ID?

There are 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. 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 Jefferson County, ID spend on medical and dental services?

About $13.2M a year, or $1,298 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $6.6M 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 10,199 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Jefferson County, ID compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?

Jefferson County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 4, against 2 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,400 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Jefferson County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Jefferson County at 35,297 people in 2025, up 13.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,199 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $86,679 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.5% 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. Jefferson County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Jefferson County

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