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Optometrists and eye clinics in Clark County, IN

The optometrists and eye clinics in Clark County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #371 of 1,302 scored counties
#14 of 48 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
21
9 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$70.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,384 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
130,451
+7.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 optometrists and eye clinics in Clark County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 43%, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Clark County comes to about $70.9M a year: $1,384 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 8% 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.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Clark County in 2023. That is one for every 4,270 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Clark County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in Clark County is 62 (upper middle), #371 of 1,302 scored counties and #14 of 48 scored counties in Indiana.

How Clark 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 Clark County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.14.14.1
Spending per listing$3.4M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,2704,2045,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.5%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,384$1,390$1,288
Median household income$74,214$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6248

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 12
Employees, 2023
107
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
219 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The 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 Clark 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 Clark County

Population, 2025 estimate
130,451+7.5% since 2020
Households
51,242
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
373 sq. mi.
People per square mile
334
Median household income
$74,214+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,593
Median home value
$222,900
Jobs located here
57,028
Daytime population
116,702Residents 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 Clark 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
14Clark County, IN62214.1$3.4M+7.5%#371 of 1,302

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

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

Clark County has 21 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $70.9M a year, or $1,384 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 51,242 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clark 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 $3.4M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Clark County would have about 23, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,270 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 130,451 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,242 households. The median household income in Clark County is $74,214 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Clark County scores 62 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #371 of 1,302 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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