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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area
The optometrists and eye clinics in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #370 of 386 scored metro areas
#6 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,221 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,450
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Lewiston metro area is 22 (low), #370 of 386 scored metro areas and #6 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 optometrists and eye clinics in the Lewiston metro area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Lewiston metro area comes to about $32.7M a year: $1,221 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per practice, 30% below 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 Lewiston metro area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 3,823 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lewiston metro area grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lewiston metro area 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 | Lewiston metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,823 | 3,918 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,221 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $72,475 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Lewiston metro 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 Lewiston metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,450+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,760
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,484 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $72,475+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,760
- Median home value
- $331,900
- Jobs located here
- 28,559
- Daytime population
- 64,398Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Idaho for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Idaho (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Lewiston metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Coeur d’Alene, ID | 69 | 23 | 3.2 | $3.9M | +11.0% | #56 of 386 |
| 2Boise City, ID | 60 | 117 | 3.8 | $3.5M | +12.2% | #107 of 386 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 38 | 26 | 5.3 | $2.4M | +8.8% | #296 of 386 |
| 3Idaho Falls, ID | 31 | 36 | 6.5 | $2M | +9.8% | #331 of 386 |
| 4Twin Falls, ID | 28 | 24 | 5.6 | $2.1M | +8.1% | #350 of 386 |
| 5Pocatello, ID | 27 | 17 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +4.9% | #351 of 386 |
| 6Lewiston, ID-WA | 22 | 15 | 5.6 | $2.2M | +1.5% | #370 of 386 |
Other business types in the Lewiston metro area
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 clinics37
- Dentists and orthodontists34
- Primary care and pediatrics48
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors44
- Physical therapy39
- Optometrists and eye care22
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area?
There are 15 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Lewiston metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $32.7M a year, or $1,221 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 26,760 households in the Lewiston metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Lewiston metro area has 5.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.2M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Lewiston metro area would have about 10, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,823 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lewiston metro area at 65,450 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,760 households. The median household income in the Lewiston metro area is $72,475 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. The Lewiston metro area scores 22 for optometrists and eye clinics (low), #370 of 386 scored metro areas.
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