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Optometrists and eye clinics in White County, IN
The optometrists and eye clinics in White County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #881 of 1,302 scored counties
#33 of 48 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On medical and dental services · $1,321 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,164
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 optometrists and eye clinics in White County. None of them are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. That is 5.9 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in White County spend about $13.5M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,321 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.3M per practice, 28% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in White County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $850K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in White County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of White County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics in White County is 42 (lower middle), #881 of 1,302 scored counties and #33 of 48 scored counties in Indiana.
How White 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 | White County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $3.4M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,204 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.5% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,321 | $1,390 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $67,303 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $850K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in White 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 White County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,164+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,254
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 505 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $67,303+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,596
- Median home value
- $175,900
- Jobs located here
- 8,813
- Daytime population
- 21,324Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 33White County, IN | 42 | 6 | 5.9 | $2.3M | +2.0% | #881 of 1,302 |
Other business types in White 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in White County, IN?
There are 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in White County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in White County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in White County, IN spend on medical and dental services?
About $13.5M a year, or $1,321 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 10,254 households in White County and national spending patterns by income.
How does White County, IN compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
White County has 5.9 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $2.3M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, White County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is White County, IN growing?
Population estimates put White County at 25,164 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,254 households. The median household income in White County is $67,303 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.3% 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. White County scores 42 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #881 of 1,302 scored counties.
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