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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Rochelle, IL area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Rochelle, IL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,434 a household
Spending per listing
$7.5M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
51,399
−0.7% 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

Households in the Rochelle area spend about $29.9M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,434 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $7.5M per practice, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Rochelle area as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 54% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Rochelle area in 2023. That is one for every 5,205 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show the Rochelle area declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, the Rochelle area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Rochelle 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Rochelle, IL area compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureRochelle areaIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.94.64.1
Spending per listing$7.5M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,2055,8025,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.1%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,434$1,517$1,288
Median household income$82,132$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$725K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Rochelle 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 Rochelle area

Population, 2025 estimate
51,399−0.7% since 2020
Households
20,821
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
759 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$82,132+34.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,173
Median home value
$189,200
Jobs located here
15,354
Daytime population
44,010Residents 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 small-town markets in Illinois for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Illinois, with the Rochelle area marked.

Top small-town markets in Illinois

Small-town markets in Illinois ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Danville, IL7362.0$6.3M−3.7%#37 of 400
2Pontiac, IL6753.4$4.1M−2.1%#72 of 400
3Marion-Herrin, IL62134.5$3M+0.2%#114 of 400
4Freeport, IL6163.1$4.2M−3.0%#117 of 400
5Sterling, IL61104.3$3M−2.6%#121 of 400
6Dixon, IL6053.7$3.6M−3.4%#123 of 400
7Effingham, IL5984.4$3.2M−0.9%#127 of 400
8Ottawa, IL59284.5$3M−1.6%#129 of 400
9Taylorville, IL5653.7$3.5M−1.5%#151 of 400
10Carbondale, IL5393.9$3M−1.5%#181 of 400
Rochelle, ILNot scored41.9$7.5M−0.7%

Other business types in the Rochelle area

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Rochelle, IL area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 optometrists and eye clinics in the Rochelle area. 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 the Rochelle, IL area spend on medical and dental services?

About $29.9M a year, or $1,434 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $7.5M 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 20,821 households in the Rochelle area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Rochelle area has 1.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $7.5M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Rochelle area would have about 10, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,205 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is the Rochelle, IL area growing?

Population estimates put the Rochelle area at 51,399 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 20,821 households. Median household income in the Rochelle area is $82,132, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.7%, 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 Rochelle area has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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