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Optometrists and eye clinics in Franklin County, IA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for optometrists and eye clinics in Franklin County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.2M
On medical and dental services · $1,245 a household
Spending per listing
$5.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,868
−1.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 optometrist or eye clinic in Franklin County. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households.

At $1,245 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $5.2M a year on medical and dental services. That works out to $5.2M per practice. 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 Franklin County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Franklin 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.

Optometrists and eye care in Franklin County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.44.14.1
Spending per listing$5.2M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,2585,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,245$1,412$1,288
Median household income$59,894$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,868−1.2% since 2020
Households
4,198
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
582 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$59,894
Average household income
$78,308
Median home value
$124,100
Jobs located here
3,826
Daytime population
9,660Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Optometrists and eye care across Iowa

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The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for optometrists and eye clinics, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Franklin County marked.

Top counties in Iowa

Counties in Iowa ranked for optometrists and eye clinics by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Story County, IA75143.6$3.9M+2.7%#125 of 1,302
2Warren County, IA6894.4$3.6M+9.0%#237 of 1,302
3Scott County, IA65273.7$3.9M+0.4%#298 of 1,302
4Marshall County, IA6453.2$4.2M−0.5%#317 of 1,302
5Dallas County, IA64225.2$3.3M+17.8%#327 of 1,302
6Marion County, IA6253.8$3.8M+2.3%#365 of 1,302
7Clinton County, IA6273.6$3.8M−0.9%#366 of 1,302
8Polk County, IA591105.4$2.8M+4.8%#454 of 1,302
9Linn County, IA58414.3$3.4M+0.7%#467 of 1,302
10Black Hawk County, IA58224.0$3.3M+0.4%#469 of 1,302
Franklin County, IANot scored12.4$5.2M−1.2%

Other business types in Franklin County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many optometrists and eye clinics are in Franklin County, IA?

There is 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. No official count is published for offices of optometrists in Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Franklin County, IA spend on medical and dental services?

About $5.2M a year, or $1,245 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, it comes to $5.2M 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 4,198 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 1 optometrist or eye clinic on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Franklin County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Franklin County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 9,868 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,198 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $59,894 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for optometrists and eye clinics · All 56 business types in Franklin County

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