Health care · Metro area · Indiana
Optometrists and eye clinics in the Bloomington, IN metro area
How the Bloomington, IN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #347 of 386 scored metro areas
#12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 38
- 8 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $90.7M
- On medical and dental services · $1,337 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 165,231
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, the Bloomington metro area has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #347 of 386 scored metro areas and #12 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $1,337 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in the Bloomington metro area spend about $90.7M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 38 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.4M per practice, 24% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
There are 38 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in the Bloomington metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 21%, against 20% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Bloomington metro area in 2023. That is one for every 4,241 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Bloomington metro area grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Bloomington metro area 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.
| Measure | Bloomington metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,241 | 4,204 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,337 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $65,543 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 107
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 388 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Bloomington metro 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 Bloomington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 165,231+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 67,854
- Median age
- 37.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 780 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 208
- Median household income
- $65,543+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,220
- Median home value
- $263,700
- Jobs located here
- 71,915
- Daytime population
- 172,576Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bloomington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 70 | 21 | 2.9 | $4.7M | +0.9% | #42 of 386 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 66 | 366 | 4.0 | $3.5M | +2.7% | #74 of 386 |
| 2Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 61 | 361 | 4.3 | $3.5M | +5.4% | #100 of 386 |
| 3South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 55 | 44 | 3.4 | $4M | +0.1% | #139 of 386 |
| 4Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 54 | 34 | 3.7 | $3.5M | +2.1% | #150 of 386 |
| 5Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 51 | 14 | 3.2 | $4.2M | −0.9% | #186 of 386 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 50 | 1,838 | 5.0 | $3.1M | 0.0% | #201 of 386 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 48 | 229 | 4.1 | $2.9M | +2.9% | #224 of 386 |
| 6Fort Wayne, IN | 47 | 79 | 4.3 | $3.2M | +3.9% | #231 of 386 |
| 7Columbus, IN | 41 | 18 | 5.4 | $2.7M | +4.3% | #280 of 386 |
| 12Bloomington, IN | 29 | 38 | 5.6 | $2.4M | +2.0% | #347 of 386 |
Other business types in the Bloomington metro area
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 clinics67
- Dentists and orthodontists71
- Primary care and pediatrics70
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors67
- Physical therapy67
- Optometrists and eye care29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Bloomington, IN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 optometrists and eye clinics in the Bloomington metro area. 8 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in the Bloomington, IN metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $90.7M a year, or $1,337 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 67,854 households in the Bloomington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bloomington, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Bloomington metro area has 5.6 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.4M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Bloomington metro area would have about 29, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,241 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bloomington, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Bloomington metro area at 165,231 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,854 households. Median household income in the Bloomington metro area is $65,543, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. The Bloomington metro area scores 29 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #347 of 386 scored metro areas.
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