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Optometrists and eye clinics in Williamson County, IL
How Williamson County, IL compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #639 of 1,302 scored counties
#22 of 46 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 13
- 5 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $38.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,330 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,225
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 optometrists and eye clinics in Williamson County. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,330 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Williamson County spend about $38.5M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 5% below 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 Williamson County in 2023. That is one for every 5,797 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Williamson County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Williamson County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #639 of 1,302 scored counties and #22 of 46 scored counties in Illinois.
How Williamson 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 | Williamson County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,797 | 5,802 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,330 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,604 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 135 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Williamson 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 Williamson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,225+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 28,983
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 420 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 159
- Median household income
- $65,604+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,846
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 28,604
- Daytime population
- 68,042Residents 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 Williamson 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 |
| 22Williamson County, IL | 52 | 13 | 4.5 | $3M | +0.2% | #639 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Williamson 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 clinics38
- Dentists and orthodontists55
- Primary care and pediatrics48
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors48
- Physical therapy61
- Optometrists and eye care52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Williamson County, IL?
Williamson County has 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (38%) 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 Williamson County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $38.5M a year, or $1,330 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 28,983 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Williamson County, IL compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Williamson County has 4.5 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Williamson County would have about 12, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,797 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Williamson County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Williamson County at 67,225 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,983 households. The median household income in Williamson County is $65,604 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Williamson County scores 52 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #639 of 1,302 scored counties.
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