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Optometrists and eye clinics in LaPorte County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #573 of 1,302 scored counties
#19 of 48 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
14
6 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
11
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$59.5M
On medical and dental services · $1,364 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.2
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
111,294
−0.9% 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 14 optometrists and eye clinics in LaPorte County. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in LaPorte County spend about $59.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,364 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 14 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $4.2M per practice, 36% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in LaPorte County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 3,967 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in LaPorte County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For optometrists and eye clinics, LaPorte County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #573 of 1,302 scored counties and #19 of 48 scored counties in Indiana.

How LaPorte 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 LaPorte County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureLaPorte CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.24.14.1
Spending per listing$4.2M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,9674,2045,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,364$1,390$1,288
Median household income$71,055$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5448

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 11
Employees, 2023
66
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
146 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 LaPorte 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 LaPorte County

Population, 2025 estimate
111,294−0.9% since 2020
Households
43,633
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
598 sq. mi.
People per square mile
187
Median household income
$71,055+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,682
Median home value
$195,500
Jobs located here
39,820
Daytime population
107,276Residents 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 LaPorte 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
19LaPorte County, IN54143.2$4.2M−0.9%#573 of 1,302

Other business types in LaPorte County

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

Questions

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

LaPorte County has 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (43%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $59.5M a year, or $1,364 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 43,633 households in LaPorte County and national spending patterns by income.

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

LaPorte County has 3.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $4.2M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, LaPorte County would have about 19, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,967 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is LaPorte County, IN growing?

Population estimates put LaPorte County at 111,294 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,633 households. The median household income in LaPorte County is $71,055 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. LaPorte County scores 54 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #573 of 1,302 scored counties.

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

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