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Optometrists and eye clinics in Gibson County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Gibson County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,101 of 1,302 scored counties
#45 of 48 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18M
- On medical and dental services · $1,340 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,091
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
For optometrists and eye clinics, Gibson County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #1,101 of 1,302 scored counties and #45 of 48 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 optometrists and eye clinics in Gibson County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 6.0 per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
At $1,340 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Gibson County spend about $18M a year on medical and dental services. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 28% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Gibson County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 2,688 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Gibson County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gibson 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.
| Measure | Gibson County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,688 | 4,204 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,340 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,573 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Gibson 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 Gibson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,091+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 13,438
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 487 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $67,573+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,069
- Median home value
- $180,000
- Jobs located here
- 20,356
- Daytime population
- 37,868Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boone County, IN | 79 | 11 | 3.8 | $4.6M | +13.5% | #67 of 1,302 |
| 2Warrick County, IN | 78 | 6 | 2.4 | $6.5M | +4.4% | #74 of 1,302 |
| 3Hancock County, IN | 78 | 10 | 3.0 | $5.3M | +13.5% | #75 of 1,302 |
| 4Dearborn County, IN | 77 | 6 | 3.0 | $4.8M | +1.7% | #92 of 1,302 |
| 5Elkhart County, IN | 73 | 21 | 2.9 | $4.7M | +0.9% | #148 of 1,302 |
| 6Floyd County, IN | 71 | 10 | 3.1 | $4.7M | +2.0% | #179 of 1,302 |
| 7Morgan County, IN | 67 | 9 | 3.2 | $4.6M | +4.4% | #253 of 1,302 |
| 8DeKalb County, IN | 66 | 5 | 2.9 | $4.7M | +2.9% | #275 of 1,302 |
| 9Porter County, IN | 66 | 29 | 4.2 | $3.6M | +1.6% | #280 of 1,302 |
| 10Madison County, IN | 65 | 22 | 4.1 | $3.1M | +3.8% | #308 of 1,302 |
| 45Gibson County, IN | 29 | 8 | 6.0 | $2.3M | +0.1% | #1,101 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Gibson 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 clinics48
- Dentists and orthodontists56
- Primary care and pediatrics50
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors52
- Physical therapy58
- Optometrists and eye care29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Gibson County, IN?
Gibson County has 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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 Gibson County, IN spend on medical and dental services?
About $18M a year, or $1,340 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 13,438 households in Gibson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gibson County, IN compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Gibson County has 6.0 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Gibson County would have about 6, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,688 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Gibson County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Gibson County at 33,091 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,438 households. The median household income in Gibson County is $67,573 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.8% 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. Gibson County scores 29 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #1,101 of 1,302 scored counties.
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