Health care · Metro area · Idaho
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Pocatello, ID metro area
How the Pocatello, ID metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #351 of 386 scored metro areas
#5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho
- Listings
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $39.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,178 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 91,591
- +4.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Pocatello metro area scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #351 of 386 scored metro areas and #5 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 optometrists and eye clinics in the Pocatello metro area. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Pocatello metro area comes to about $39.6M a year: $1,178 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.3M per practice, 26% 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.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Pocatello metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,359 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Pocatello metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Pocatello 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 | Pocatello metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,359 | 3,918 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.9% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,178 | $1,264 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,499 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 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 the Pocatello 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 Pocatello metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 91,591+4.9% since 2020
- Households
- 33,590
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,113 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $66,499
- Average household income
- $87,434
- Median home value
- $300,700
- Jobs located here
- 35,810
- Daytime population
- 86,430Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Pocatello 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 clinics28
- Dentists and orthodontists24
- Primary care and pediatrics32
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors40
- Physical therapy24
- Optometrists and eye care27
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Pocatello, ID metro area?
The Pocatello metro area has 17 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Pocatello, ID metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $39.6M a year, or $1,178 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 33,590 households in the Pocatello metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pocatello, ID metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Pocatello metro area has 5.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Pocatello metro area would have about 13, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,359 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Pocatello, ID metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Pocatello metro area at 91,591 people in 2025, up 4.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,590 households. The median household income in the Pocatello metro area is $66,499 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Pocatello metro area scores 27 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #351 of 386 scored metro areas.
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