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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Peoria, IL metro area
The optometrists and eye clinics in the Peoria, IL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #89 of 386 scored metro areas
#4 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois
- Listings
- 65
- 12 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $216.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,404 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 363,505
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Peoria metro area comes to about $216.1M a year: $1,404 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 65 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.3M per practice, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 65 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Peoria metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 18%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in the Peoria metro area classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 11,836 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.4M has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Peoria metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Peoria metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in the Peoria metro area is 64 (upper middle), #89 of 386 scored metro areas and #4 of 8 scored metro areas based in Illinois. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Peoria metro 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 | Peoria metro area | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,836 | 5,802 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,404 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,857 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6512 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Peoria metro 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 Peoria metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 363,505−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 153,870
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $71,857
- Average household income
- $95,895
- Median home value
- $164,200
- Jobs located here
- 167,885
- Daytime population
- 365,155Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Illinois market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Illinois for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Illinois (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Peoria metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Illinois
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bloomington, IL | 82 | 20 | 2.8 | $5.2M | +0.1% | #6 of 386 |
| 2Springfield, IL | 79 | 23 | 2.6 | $5.6M | −1.2% | #12 of 386 |
| 3Champaign-Urbana, IL | 73 | 29 | 3.0 | $4.6M | +1.5% | #29 of 386 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 69 | 48 | 3.0 | $4.7M | −0.9% | #49 of 386 |
| 4Peoria, IL | 64 | 65 | 4.2 | $3.3M | −1.3% | #89 of 386 |
| 5Kankakee, IL | 60 | 18 | 4.4 | $3.2M | −1.7% | #108 of 386 |
| 6Rockford, IL | 59 | 57 | 4.2 | $3.2M | −0.3% | #115 of 386 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 52 | 13 | 3.4 | $3.9M | +1.7% | #175 of 386 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 51 | 506 | 4.4 | $3.4M | −0.2% | #188 of 386 |
| 7Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 50 | 1,838 | 5.0 | $3.1M | 0.0% | #201 of 386 |
Other business types in the Peoria metro 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 clinics55
- Dentists and orthodontists70
- Primary care and pediatrics58
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors37
- Physical therapy63
- Optometrists and eye care64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Peoria, IL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 optometrists and eye clinics in the Peoria metro area. 12 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Peoria, IL metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $216.1M a year, or $1,404 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 153,870 households in the Peoria metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Peoria, IL metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Peoria metro area has 4.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Peoria metro area would have about 69, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,836 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Peoria, IL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Peoria metro area at 363,505 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 153,870 households. Median household income in the Peoria metro area is $71,857, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Peoria metro area scores 64 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #89 of 386 scored metro areas.
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