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Optometrists and eye clinics in Washington County, IL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Washington County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
2 chain locations (100%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8M
On medical and dental services · $1,388 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,564
−1.2% 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

Household spending on medical and dental services in Washington County comes to about $8M a year: $1,388 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 2 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $4M per practice. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Washington County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in Washington County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Washington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Washington 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 Washington County, IL compared with Illinois and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyIllinoisU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.54.64.1
Spending per listing$4M$3.3M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,8025,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.1%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,388$1,517$1,288
Median household income$78,224$83,390$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored53

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
22 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,564−1.2% since 2020
Households
5,795
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
563 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$78,224+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,788
Median home value
$155,700
Jobs located here
7,142
Daytime population
13,814Residents 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 Washington 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
Washington County, ILNot scored23.5$4M−1.2%

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 optometrists and eye clinics in Washington County. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $8M a year, or $1,388 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 5,795 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 2 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Washington County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Washington County, IL growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 13,564 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,795 households. Median household income in Washington County is $78,224, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.7%, 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. 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. Washington County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Washington County. It maps the optometrists and eye clinics on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Washington County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Washington County?

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