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Optometrists and eye clinics in Lawrence County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #927 of 1,302 scored counties
#36 of 48 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.9M
On medical and dental services · $1,301 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,568
+1.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 optometrists and eye clinics in Lawrence County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Household spending on medical and dental services in Lawrence County comes to about $24.9M a year: $1,301 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $2.8M per practice, 12% 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.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Lawrence County in 2023. That is one for every 3,189 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lawrence County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #927 of 1,302 scored counties and #36 of 48 scored counties in Indiana.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.74.14.1
Spending per listing$2.8M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment3,1894,2045,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,301$1,390$1,288
Median household income$66,468$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score3948

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
45
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,568+1.2% since 2020
Households
19,135
Median age
42.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
449 sq. mi.
People per square mile
100
Median household income
$66,468+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,010
Median home value
$175,000
Jobs located here
12,745
Daytime population
38,519Residents 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 Lawrence 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
36Lawrence County, IN3994.7$2.8M+1.2%#927 of 1,302

Other business types in Lawrence County

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

Questions

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

There are 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $24.9M a year, or $1,301 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 19,135 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 4.7 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.8M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,189 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 45,568 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,135 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $66,468 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Lawrence County scores 39 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #927 of 1,302 scored counties.

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