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Optometrists and eye clinics in Effingham County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Effingham County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #986 of 1,302 scored counties
#38 of 46 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20M
- On medical and dental services · $1,430 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,519
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Effingham County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #986 of 1,302 scored counties and #38 of 46 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 optometrists and eye clinics in Effingham County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Effingham County comes to about $20M a year: $1,430 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 8 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.5M per practice, 20% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Effingham County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 3,488 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Effingham County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Effingham 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 | Effingham County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,488 | 5,802 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,430 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $80,404 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Effingham 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 Effingham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,519−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,951
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 72
- Median household income
- $80,404+41.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,682
- Median home value
- $189,500
- Jobs located here
- 22,599
- Daytime population
- 39,935Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Illinois for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Illinois, with Effingham County marked.
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 |
| 38Effingham County, IL | 36 | 8 | 5.7 | $2.5M | −0.5% | #986 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Effingham 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 clinics30
- Dentists and orthodontists38
- Primary care and pediatrics58
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors24
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care36
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Effingham County, IL?
There are 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Effingham County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Effingham County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $20M a year, or $1,430 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 13,951 households in Effingham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Effingham County, IL compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Effingham County has 5.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.5M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Effingham County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,488 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Effingham County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Effingham County at 34,519 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,951 households. The median household income in Effingham County is $80,404 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.8% 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. Effingham County scores 36 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #986 of 1,302 scored counties.
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