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Optometrists and eye clinics in Tippecanoe County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #612 of 1,302 scored counties
#21 of 48 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
32
3 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$99.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,308 a household
Spending per listing
$3.1M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
2% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
190,456
+2.2% 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

Households in Tippecanoe County spend about $99.2M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,308 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each practice on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

Tippecanoe County has 32 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 9%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in Tippecanoe County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 5,054 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Tippecanoe County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Tippecanoe County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #612 of 1,302 scored counties and #21 of 48 scored counties in Indiana.

How Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureTippecanoe CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.24.14.1
Spending per listing$3.1M$3.4M$3.1M
Households per official establishment5,0544,2045,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.5%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,308$1,390$1,288
Median household income$60,636$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5348

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 15
Employees, 2023
102
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
323 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
32The 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 Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County

Population, 2025 estimate
190,456+2.2% since 2020
Households
75,808
Median age
33.6
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
499 sq. mi.
People per square mile
379
Median household income
$60,636+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,483
Median home value
$239,300
Jobs located here
96,546
Daytime population
205,195Residents 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 Tippecanoe 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
21Tippecanoe County, IN53324.2$3.1M+2.2%#612 of 1,302

Other business types in Tippecanoe County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 optometrists and eye clinics in Tippecanoe County. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $99.2M a year, or $1,308 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 75,808 households in Tippecanoe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tippecanoe County has 4.2 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,054 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Tippecanoe County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Tippecanoe County at 190,456 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 75,808 households. Median household income in Tippecanoe County is $60,636, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.1%, 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. Tippecanoe County scores 53 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #612 of 1,302 scored counties.

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