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Optometrists and eye clinics in Cook County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Cook County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #426 of 1,302 scored counties
#14 of 46 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 1,003
- 227 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 319
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.2B
- On medical and dental services · $1,531 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 5,194,625
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,531 per household (19% above the U.S. average), households in Cook County spend about $3.2B a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $3.2M per practice, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Cook County has 1,003 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 227 are chain locations, or 23%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 319 businesses with payroll in Cook County classed as offices of optometrists, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 6,584 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Cook County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cook County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For optometrists and eye clinics, Cook County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #426 of 1,302 scored counties and #14 of 46 scored counties in Illinois.
How Cook 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.
| Measure | Cook County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,584 | 5,802 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +3.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,531 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $83,498 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 319 → 3190.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $109.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,003227 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,026The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Cook 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 Cook County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 5,194,625−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 2,100,230
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.4
- Land area
- 945 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,484
- Median household income
- $83,498+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,729
- Median home value
- $324,500
- Jobs located here
- 2,683,238
- Daytime population
- 5,468,881Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendall County, IL | 81 | 11 | 2.4 | $7M | +9.9% | #41 of 1,302 |
| 2McLean County, IL | 81 | 20 | 2.8 | $5.2M | +0.1% | #44 of 1,302 |
| 3Champaign County, IL | 79 | 24 | 2.8 | $4.8M | +1.8% | #64 of 1,302 |
| 4Sangamon County, IL | 78 | 23 | 2.7 | $5.3M | −1.0% | #76 of 1,302 |
| 5Tazewell County, IL | 75 | 18 | 3.3 | $4.3M | −0.9% | #123 of 1,302 |
| 6Rock Island County, IL | 72 | 15 | 2.4 | $5.5M | −1.7% | #156 of 1,302 |
| 7Kane County, IL | 72 | 92 | 5.0 | $3.3M | +1.8% | #172 of 1,302 |
| 8Vermilion County, IL | 69 | 6 | 2.0 | $6.3M | −3.7% | #209 of 1,302 |
| 9Will County, IL | 66 | 119 | 4.9 | $3.5M | +2.2% | #283 of 1,302 |
| 10Kankakee County, IL | 63 | 18 | 4.4 | $3.2M | −1.7% | #349 of 1,302 |
| 14Cook County, IL | 60 | 1,003 | 4.8 | $3.2M | −1.3% | #426 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Cook County
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 clinics33
- Dentists and orthodontists35
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics65
- Chiropractors67
- Physical therapy47
- Optometrists and eye care60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Cook County, IL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,003 optometrists and eye clinics in Cook County. 227 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 319 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Cook County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $3.2B a year, or $1,531 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,003 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,100,230 households in Cook County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cook County, IL compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Cook County has 4.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.2M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Cook County would have about 1,026, against 1,003 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,584 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cook County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Cook County at 5,194,625 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,100,230 households. Median household income in Cook County is $83,498, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.1%, 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. Cook County scores 60 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #426 of 1,302 scored counties.
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