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Optometrists and eye clinics in St. Joseph County, IN
How St. Joseph County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #606 of 1,302 scored counties
#20 of 48 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 41
- 17 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $145.1M
- On medical and dental services · $1,353 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 272,861
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 optometrists and eye clinics in St. Joseph County. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 7% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in St. Joseph County comes to about $145.1M a year: $1,353 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 13% 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 24 businesses with payroll in St. Joseph County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 4,469 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Joseph County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in St. Joseph County is 53 (upper middle), #606 of 1,302 scored counties and #20 of 48 scored counties in Indiana.
How St. Joseph 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 | St. Joseph County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,469 | 4,204 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,353 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $66,868 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 24
- Employees, 2023
- 187
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The 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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 272,861+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 107,252
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 596
- Median household income
- $66,868+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,212
- Median home value
- $192,800
- Jobs located here
- 124,747
- Daytime population
- 277,571Residents 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 St. Joseph 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 |
| 20St. Joseph County, IN | 53 | 41 | 3.8 | $3.5M | +0.1% | #606 of 1,302 |
Other business types in St. Joseph 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 clinics45
- Dentists and orthodontists50
- Primary care and pediatrics55
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics50
- Chiropractors78
- Physical therapy63
- Optometrists and eye care53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in St. Joseph County, IN?
There are 41 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in St. Joseph County as of September 2026. 17 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in St. Joseph County, IN spend on medical and dental services?
About $145.1M a year, or $1,353 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 107,252 households in St. Joseph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Joseph County, IN compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
St. Joseph County has 3.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.5M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, St. Joseph County would have about 46, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,469 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Joseph County, IN growing?
Population estimates put St. Joseph County at 272,861 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,252 households. The median household income in St. Joseph County is $66,868 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. St. Joseph County scores 53 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #606 of 1,302 scored counties.
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