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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area
The optometrists and eye clinics in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #100 of 386 scored metro areas
#2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 361
- 94 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 197
- +9.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On medical and dental services · $1,486 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,205,695
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on medical and dental services in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area comes to about $1.3B a year: $1,486 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area has 361 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Official counts show 197 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area in 2023, up 9.6% from 2019. That is one for every 4,278 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area.
Population estimates show the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area grew 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #100 of 386 scored metro areas and #2 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana.
How the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,278 | 4,204 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.6% | +12.5% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,486 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $79,852 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 197+9.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,170
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $66.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 36194 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 400The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,205,695+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 842,765
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,086 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 521
- Median household income
- $79,852
- Average household income
- $109,117
- Median home value
- $265,900
- Jobs located here
- 1,145,198
- Daytime population
- 2,228,376Residents 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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 |
Other business types in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood 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 clinics69
- Dentists and orthodontists63
- Primary care and pediatrics65
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics76
- Chiropractors79
- Physical therapy74
- Optometrists and eye care61
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 361 optometrists and eye clinics in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area. 94 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 197 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, up 9.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area spend on medical and dental services?
About $1.3B a year, or $1,486 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 361 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 842,765 households in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area has 4.3 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.5M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area would have about 400, against 361 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,278 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area at 2,205,695 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 842,765 households. Median household income in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area is $79,852, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood metro area scores 61 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #100 of 386 scored metro areas.
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