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Optometrists and eye clinics in McLean County, IL
The optometrists and eye clinics in McLean County, IL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #44 of 1,302 scored counties
#2 of 46 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 20
- 4 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $103.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,468 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 171,419
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, McLean County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #44 of 1,302 scored counties and #2 of 46 scored counties in Illinois. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for optometrists and eye clinics.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 optometrists and eye clinics in McLean County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 20%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in McLean County spend about $103.1M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,468 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 20 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $5.2M per practice, 65% 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.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in McLean County in 2023. That is one for every 14,044 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show McLean County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How McLean 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 | McLean County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,044 | 5,802 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,468 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $79,905 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $865K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 204 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 McLean 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 McLean County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 171,419+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 70,220
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,183 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $79,905+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,003
- Median home value
- $208,400
- Jobs located here
- 88,959
- Daytime population
- 180,672Residents 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 McLean 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 |
Other business types in McLean 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 clinics48
- Dentists and orthodontists59
- Primary care and pediatrics69
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors63
- Physical therapy63
- Optometrists and eye care81
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in McLean County, IL?
There are 20 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in McLean County as of September 2026. 4 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in McLean County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $103.1M a year, or $1,468 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 70,220 households in McLean County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McLean County, IL compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
McLean County has 2.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $5.2M, 65% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, McLean County would have about 33, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,044 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is McLean County, IL growing?
Population estimates put McLean County at 171,419 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,220 households. The median household income in McLean County is $79,905 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.1% 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. McLean County scores 81 for optometrists and eye clinics (high), #44 of 1,302 scored counties.
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