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Optometrists and eye clinics in Clinton County, IL

How Clinton County, IL 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 4.

Listings
4
2 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$21.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,490 a household
Spending per listing
$5.4M
73% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,128
+0.6% 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 4 optometrists and eye clinics in Clinton County. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Clinton County comes to about $21.7M a year: $1,490 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 73% 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.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clinton County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Clinton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clinton County compares

The same measures for Illinois 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 Clinton County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureClinton CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.74.64.1
Spending per listing$5.4M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,8025,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.1%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,490$1,517$1,288
Median household income$86,588$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

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
42 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,128+0.6% since 2020
Households
14,570
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
474 sq. mi.
People per square mile
78
Median household income
$86,588+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,402
Median home value
$192,400
Jobs located here
12,557
Daytime population
31,816Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Illinois

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

Top counties in Illinois

Counties in Illinois ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Kendall County, IL81112.4$7M+9.9%#41 of 1,302
2McLean County, IL81202.8$5.2M+0.1%#44 of 1,302
3Champaign County, IL79242.8$4.8M+1.8%#64 of 1,302
4Sangamon County, IL78232.7$5.3M−1.0%#76 of 1,302
5Tazewell County, IL75183.3$4.3M−0.9%#123 of 1,302
6Rock Island County, IL72152.4$5.5M−1.7%#156 of 1,302
7Kane County, IL72925.0$3.3M+1.8%#172 of 1,302
8Vermilion County, IL6962.0$6.3M−3.7%#209 of 1,302
9Will County, IL661194.9$3.5M+2.2%#283 of 1,302
10Kankakee County, IL63184.4$3.2M−1.7%#349 of 1,302
Clinton County, ILNot scored42.7$5.4M+0.6%

Other business types in Clinton County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Clinton County, IL?

There are 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Clinton County as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Clinton County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Clinton County, IL spend on medical and dental services?

About $21.7M a year, or $1,490 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.4M 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 14,570 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clinton County has 2.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $5.4M, 73% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Clinton County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Clinton County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Clinton County at 37,128 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,570 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $86,588 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Clinton County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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 Clinton County

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