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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Huntington, IN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in the Huntington, IN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #166 of 400 scored small-town markets
#7 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Indiana

Listings
8
4 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$20.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,314 a household
Spending per listing
$2.5M
19% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,224
+1.6% 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

At $1,314 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in the Huntington area spend about $20.2M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 8 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.5M per practice, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

The Huntington area has 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (50%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for offices of optometrists in the Huntington area, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in the Huntington area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Huntington area scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #166 of 400 scored small-town markets and #7 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Indiana.

How the Huntington 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Huntington, IN area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureHuntington areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.24.14.1
Spending per listing$2.5M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,2045,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,314$1,390$1,288
Median household income$66,301$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5548

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
84 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Huntington 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 Huntington area

Population, 2025 estimate
37,224+1.6% since 2020
Households
15,403
Median age
41.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
383 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$66,301+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,629
Median home value
$161,600
Jobs located here
13,407
Daytime population
32,341Residents 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 small-town markets in Indiana for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Indiana, with the Huntington area marked.

Top small-town markets in Indiana

Small-town markets in Indiana ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Auburn, IN7452.9$4.7M+2.9%#33 of 400
2Warsaw, IN7282.5$5.5M+0.9%#44 of 400
3Seymour, IN6873.9$3.5M+1.9%#69 of 400
4New Castle, IN6252.7$4.7M+0.5%#106 of 400
5Marion, IN5862.2$5.4M0.0%#133 of 400
6Washington, IN5554.2$3.1M+2.5%#162 of 400
7Huntington, IN5585.2$2.5M+1.6%#166 of 400
8Frankfort, IN5464.8$2.7M+0.4%#173 of 400
9Jasper, IN53105.7$2.5M+0.9%#183 of 400
10Crawfordsville, IN5185.1$2.6M+2.7%#201 of 400

Other business types in the Huntington area

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

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Huntington, IN area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 optometrists and eye clinics in the Huntington area. 4 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in the Huntington area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Huntington, IN area spend on medical and dental services?

About $20.2M a year, or $1,314 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 15,403 households in the Huntington area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Huntington area has 5.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.5M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Huntington area would have about 7, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is the Huntington, IN area growing?

Population estimates put the Huntington area at 37,224 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,403 households. Median household income in the Huntington area is $66,301, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.6%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Huntington area scores 55 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #166 of 400 scored small-town markets.

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