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Optometrists and eye clinics in Lake County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Lake County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #750 of 1,302 scored counties
#26 of 48 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 102
- 24 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- −4.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $270.8M
- On medical and dental services · $1,388 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 504,612
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,388 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $270.8M a year on medical and dental services. Spread across 102 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $2.7M per practice, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.
Lake County has 102 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Lake County was 41 in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019. That is one for every 4,759 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Lake County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #750 of 1,302 scored counties and #26 of 48 scored counties in Indiana.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,759 | 4,204 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.6% | +12.5% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,388 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $71,493 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 41−4.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 243
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10224 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The 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 Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 504,612+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 195,130
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,003
- Median household income
- $71,493+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,636
- Median home value
- $230,600
- Jobs located here
- 191,504
- Daytime population
- 472,818Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Lake County marked.
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 |
| 26Lake County, IN | 47 | 102 | 5.2 | $2.7M | +1.1% | #750 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Lake 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 clinics39
- Dentists and orthodontists39
- Primary care and pediatrics49
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors74
- Physical therapy41
- Optometrists and eye care47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Lake County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 102 optometrists and eye clinics in Lake County. 24 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023, down 4.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Lake County, IN spend on medical and dental services?
About $270.8M a year, or $1,388 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 195,130 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IN compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Lake County has 5.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.7M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Lake County would have about 86, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,759 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +0.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 504,612 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 195,130 households. Median household income in Lake County is $71,493, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Lake County scores 47 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #750 of 1,302 scored counties.
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