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Optometrists and eye clinics in Winnebago County, IL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Winnebago County, IL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #373 of 1,302 scored counties
#12 of 46 scored counties in Illinois
- Listings
- 48
- 14 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $154.6M
- On medical and dental services · $1,333 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 283,674
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 48 optometrists and eye clinics in Winnebago County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 29%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 4.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,333 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Winnebago County spend about $154.6M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 48 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.2M per practice, 3% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Winnebago County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 8,924 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Winnebago County declined 0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For optometrists and eye clinics, Winnebago County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #373 of 1,302 scored counties and #12 of 46 scored counties in Illinois.
How Winnebago 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 | Winnebago County | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $3.3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,924 | 5,802 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,333 | $1,517 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,837 | $83,390 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 75
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4814 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 283,674−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 116,014
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 513 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 552
- Median household income
- $65,837+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,474
- Median home value
- $164,500
- Jobs located here
- 121,867
- Daytime population
- 276,449Residents 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 Winnebago 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 |
| 12Winnebago County, IL | 62 | 48 | 4.1 | $3.2M | −0.4% | #373 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Winnebago 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 clinics42
- Dentists and orthodontists43
- Primary care and pediatrics64
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors43
- Physical therapy60
- Optometrists and eye care62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Winnebago County, IL?
Winnebago County has 48 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (29%) 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 Winnebago County, IL spend on medical and dental services?
About $154.6M a year, or $1,333 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 116,014 households in Winnebago County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Winnebago County, IL compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Winnebago County has 4.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.2M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Winnebago County would have about 49, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,924 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Winnebago County, IL growing?
Population estimates put Winnebago County at 283,674 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 116,014 households. The median household income in Winnebago County is $65,837 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Winnebago County scores 62 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #373 of 1,302 scored counties.
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