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Optometrists and eye clinics in Madison County, IL

The optometrists and eye clinics in Madison County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #791 of 1,302 scored counties
#27 of 46 scored counties in Illinois

Listings
49
14 chain locations (29%)
Official establishments
31
+6.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$157.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,430 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
263,110
−1.0% 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 49 optometrists and eye clinics in Madison County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 29%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Madison County comes to about $157.5M a year: $1,430 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 49 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.2M per practice, 3% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Madison County was 31 in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,553 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Madison County declined 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Madison County is 45 (lower middle), #791 of 1,302 scored counties and #27 of 46 scored counties in Illinois.

How Madison 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 Madison County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.44.64.1
Spending per listing$3.2M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,5535,8025,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.9%+3.1%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,430$1,517$1,288
Median household income$75,793$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market score4553

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
29 → 31+6.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
254
Annual payroll, 2023
$18.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4914 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
50The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
263,110−1.0% since 2020
Households
110,134
Median age
41.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
716 sq. mi.
People per square mile
369
Median household income
$75,793+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,419
Median home value
$173,000
Jobs located here
107,257
Daytime population
246,510Residents 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 Madison 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
27Madison County, IL45494.4$3.2M−1.0%#791 of 1,302

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

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

Madison County has 49 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 6.9% from 2019.

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

About $157.5M 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 49 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 110,134 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 4.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.2M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Madison County would have about 50, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,553 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 263,110 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,134 households. The median household income in Madison County is $75,793 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Madison County scores 45 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #791 of 1,302 scored counties.

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