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Optometrists and eye clinics in Dubuque County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Dubuque County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #672 of 1,302 scored counties
#16 of 27 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $58.4M
- On medical and dental services · $1,426 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,381
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 optometrists and eye clinics in Dubuque County. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 20% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Household spending on medical and dental services in Dubuque County comes to about $58.4M a year: $1,426 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 10% 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 12 businesses with payroll in Dubuque County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 3,416 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $568K has gone to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Dubuque County.
Population estimates show Dubuque County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Dubuque County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #672 of 1,302 scored counties and #16 of 27 scored counties in Iowa.
How Dubuque County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Dubuque County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.5M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,416 | 4,258 | 5,742 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.6% | +0.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on medical and dental services | $1,426 | $1,412 | $1,288 |
| Median household income | $77,630 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 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
- 1
- Amount
- $568K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of optometrists in Dubuque 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 Dubuque County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,381+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 40,989
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 163
- Median household income
- $77,630+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,177
- Median home value
- $237,300
- Jobs located here
- 58,941
- Daytime population
- 105,695Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Dubuque County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Story County, IA | 75 | 14 | 3.6 | $3.9M | +2.7% | #125 of 1,302 |
| 2Warren County, IA | 68 | 9 | 4.4 | $3.6M | +9.0% | #237 of 1,302 |
| 3Scott County, IA | 65 | 27 | 3.7 | $3.9M | +0.4% | #298 of 1,302 |
| 4Marshall County, IA | 64 | 5 | 3.2 | $4.2M | −0.5% | #317 of 1,302 |
| 5Dallas County, IA | 64 | 22 | 5.2 | $3.3M | +17.8% | #327 of 1,302 |
| 6Marion County, IA | 62 | 5 | 3.8 | $3.8M | +2.3% | #365 of 1,302 |
| 7Clinton County, IA | 62 | 7 | 3.6 | $3.8M | −0.9% | #366 of 1,302 |
| 8Polk County, IA | 59 | 110 | 5.4 | $2.8M | +4.8% | #454 of 1,302 |
| 9Linn County, IA | 58 | 41 | 4.3 | $3.4M | +0.7% | #467 of 1,302 |
| 10Black Hawk County, IA | 58 | 22 | 4.0 | $3.3M | +0.4% | #469 of 1,302 |
| 16Dubuque County, IA | 50 | 17 | 4.1 | $3.4M | +0.1% | #672 of 1,302 |
Other business types in Dubuque 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 clinics41
- Dentists and orthodontists52
- Primary care and pediatrics68
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors25
- Physical therapy42
- Optometrists and eye care50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Dubuque County, IA?
There are 17 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Dubuque County as of September 2026. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.
How much do households in Dubuque County, IA spend on medical and dental services?
About $58.4M a year, or $1,426 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 40,989 households in Dubuque County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dubuque County, IA compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
Dubuque County has 4.1 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.4M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Dubuque County would have about 19, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,416 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.
How fast is Dubuque County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Dubuque County at 99,381 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,989 households. The median household income in Dubuque County is $77,630 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Dubuque County scores 50 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #672 of 1,302 scored counties.
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