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Optometrists and eye clinics in the Dubuque, IA metro area
How the Dubuque, IA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #239 of 386 scored metro areas
#6 of 8 scored metro areas based 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
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 optometrists and eye clinics in the Dubuque metro area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 18%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 4.1.
Households in the Dubuque metro area spend about $58.4M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,426 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per practice, 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.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in the Dubuque metro area in 2023. 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 the Dubuque metro area.
Population estimates show the Dubuque metro area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Dubuque metro area scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for optometrists and eye clinics, ranking #239 of 386 scored metro areas and #6 of 8 scored metro areas based in Iowa.
How the Dubuque metro area 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 metro area | 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 | 46 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Dubuque metro area, 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 the Dubuque metro area
- 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 metro areas in Iowa for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Iowa (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Dubuque metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ames, IA | 79 | 15 | 3.0 | $4.7M | +2.2% | #13 of 386 |
| 2Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 69 | 48 | 3.0 | $4.7M | −0.9% | #49 of 386 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 69 | 148 | 3.8 | $4M | +4.2% | #55 of 386 |
| 3Cedar Rapids, IA | 58 | 45 | 3.9 | $3.7M | +1.0% | #117 of 386 |
| 4Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 57 | 26 | 3.7 | $3.6M | +0.5% | #125 of 386 |
| 5Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 55 | 146 | 5.0 | $3.1M | +6.7% | #145 of 386 |
| 6Dubuque, IA | 46 | 17 | 4.1 | $3.4M | +0.1% | #239 of 386 |
| 7Iowa City, IA | 46 | 35 | 4.8 | $3M | +4.1% | #242 of 386 |
| 8Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 37 | 26 | 4.7 | $3M | +1.0% | #298 of 386 |
Other business types in the Dubuque metro area
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 clinics52
- Dentists and orthodontists61
- Primary care and pediatrics72
- Urgent care and walk-in clinics
- Chiropractors22
- Physical therapy37
- Optometrists and eye care46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many optometrists and eye clinics are in the Dubuque, IA metro area?
The Dubuque metro area has 17 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings 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 the Dubuque, IA metro area 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 the Dubuque metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Dubuque, IA metro area compare with the U.S. for optometrists and eye clinics?
The Dubuque metro area 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, the Dubuque metro area 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 the Dubuque, IA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Dubuque metro area 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 the Dubuque metro area 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. The Dubuque metro area scores 46 for optometrists and eye clinics (lower middle), #239 of 386 scored metro areas.
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