Health care · Small-town market · Illinois
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Galesburg, IL area
The optometrists and eye clinics in the Galesburg, IL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #362 of 400 scored small-town markets
#17 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Illinois
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $25.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,231 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,767
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, the Galesburg area has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #362 of 400 scored small-town markets and #17 of 18 scored small-town markets based in Illinois. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $1,231 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in the Galesburg area spend about $25.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 13 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2M per practice, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Galesburg area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in the Galesburg area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in the Galesburg area from 2020 to 2025 at −4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Galesburg area 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 | Galesburg area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,802 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,231 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $57,030 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 53 |
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
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Galesburg 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 Galesburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,767−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 20,972
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 716 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $57,030+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,560
- Median home value
- $111,900
- Jobs located here
- 15,910
- Daytime population
- 44,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Illinois for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Galesburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Danville, IL | 73 | 6 | 2.0 | $6.3M | −3.7% | #37 of 400 |
| 2Pontiac, IL | 67 | 5 | 3.4 | $4.1M | −2.1% | #72 of 400 |
| 3Marion-Herrin, IL | 62 | 13 | 4.5 | $3M | +0.2% | #114 of 400 |
| 4Freeport, IL | 61 | 6 | 3.1 | $4.2M | −3.0% | #117 of 400 |
| 5Sterling, IL | 61 | 10 | 4.3 | $3M | −2.6% | #121 of 400 |
| 6Dixon, IL | 60 | 5 | 3.7 | $3.6M | −3.4% | #123 of 400 |
| 7Effingham, IL | 59 | 8 | 4.4 | $3.2M | −0.9% | #127 of 400 |
| 8Ottawa, IL | 59 | 28 | 4.5 | $3M | −1.6% | #129 of 400 |
| 9Taylorville, IL | 56 | 5 | 3.7 | $3.5M | −1.5% | #151 of 400 |
| 10Carbondale, IL | 53 | 9 | 3.9 | $3M | −1.5% | #181 of 400 |
| 17Galesburg, IL | 25 | 13 | 6.2 | $2M | −4.1% | #362 of 400 |
Other business types in the Galesburg 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 clinics51
- Dentists and orthodontists61
- Primary care and pediatrics64
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors30
- Physical therapy59
- Optometrists and eye care25
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Galesburg, IL area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 optometrists and eye clinics in the Galesburg area. 2 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in the Galesburg area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Galesburg, IL area spend on medical and dental services?
About $25.8M a year, or $1,231 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $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 20,972 households in the Galesburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Galesburg, IL area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Galesburg area has 6.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Galesburg area would have about 8, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is the Galesburg, IL area growing?
Population estimates put the Galesburg area at 47,767 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,972 households. Median household income in the Galesburg area is $57,030, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Galesburg area scores 25 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #362 of 400 scored small-town markets.
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