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Optometrists and eye clinics in Shoshone County, ID

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Shoshone County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6M
On medical and dental services · $1,043 a household
Spending per listing
$6M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
14,130
+7.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 optometrist or eye clinic in Shoshone County. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Shoshone County comes to about $6M a year: $1,043 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $6M of household spending for each practice on map listings. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Shoshone County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Shoshone County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, Shoshone County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Shoshone 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 Shoshone County, ID compared with Idaho and the U.S.
MeasureShoshone CountyIdahoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.74.24.1
Spending per listing$6M$3M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,9185,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a0.0%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+9.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,043$1,264$1,288
Median household income$55,527$77,800$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Shoshone 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 Shoshone County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,130+7.1% since 2020
Households
5,763
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,638 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$55,527+41.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,324
Median home value
$267,400
Jobs located here
4,813
Daytime population
13,557Residents 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 Shoshone 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
Shoshone County, IDNot scored11.7$6M+7.1%

Other business types in Shoshone County

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

Questions

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

Shoshone County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Shoshone County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Shoshone County, ID spend on medical and dental services?

About $6M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, it comes to $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 5,763 households in Shoshone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Shoshone County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic 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, Shoshone County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Shoshone County, ID growing?

Population estimates put Shoshone County at 14,130 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,763 households. The median household income in Shoshone County is $55,527 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.0% 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. Shoshone County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Shoshone County. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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