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Optometrists and eye clinics in Bartholomew County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #732 of 1,302 scored counties
#24 of 48 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
18
8 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$48.4M
On medical and dental services · $1,452 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
85,729
+4.3% 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 Bartholomew County comes to about $48.4M a year: $1,452 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.7M per practice, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Bartholomew County has 18 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 32% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Bartholomew County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 3,033 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Bartholomew County grew 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Bartholomew County is 48 (lower middle), #732 of 1,302 scored counties and #24 of 48 scored counties in Indiana.

How Bartholomew County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Bartholomew County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureBartholomew CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.44.14.1
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,0334,2045,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,452$1,390$1,288
Median household income$79,901$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4848

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 11
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
188 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County

Population, 2025 estimate
85,729+4.3% since 2020
Households
33,359
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
407 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$79,901+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,124
Median home value
$232,800
Jobs located here
52,041
Daytime population
94,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Bartholomew County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Boone County, IN79113.8$4.6M+13.5%#67 of 1,302
2Warrick County, IN7862.4$6.5M+4.4%#74 of 1,302
3Hancock County, IN78103.0$5.3M+13.5%#75 of 1,302
4Dearborn County, IN7763.0$4.8M+1.7%#92 of 1,302
5Elkhart County, IN73212.9$4.7M+0.9%#148 of 1,302
6Floyd County, IN71103.1$4.7M+2.0%#179 of 1,302
7Morgan County, IN6793.2$4.6M+4.4%#253 of 1,302
8DeKalb County, IN6652.9$4.7M+2.9%#275 of 1,302
9Porter County, IN66294.2$3.6M+1.6%#280 of 1,302
10Madison County, IN65224.1$3.1M+3.8%#308 of 1,302
24Bartholomew County, IN48185.4$2.7M+4.3%#732 of 1,302

Other business types in Bartholomew County

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Bartholomew County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 optometrists and eye clinics in Bartholomew County. 8 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

How much do households in Bartholomew County, IN spend on medical and dental services?

About $48.4M a year, or $1,452 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 33,359 households in Bartholomew County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bartholomew County has 5.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Bartholomew County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,033 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Bartholomew County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Bartholomew County at 85,729 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,359 households. Median household income in Bartholomew County is $79,901, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Bartholomew County scores 48 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #732 of 1,302 scored counties.

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