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Optometrists and eye clinics in Poweshiek County, IA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.7M
On medical and dental services · $1,370 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,368
−1.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 optometrists and eye clinics in Poweshiek County. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Households in Poweshiek County spend about $10.7M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,370 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 optometrists and eye clinics, that is $3.6M per practice, 14% 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 5 businesses with payroll in Poweshiek County classed as offices of optometrists. That is one for every 1,561 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Poweshiek County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, Poweshiek County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Poweshiek 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 Poweshiek County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasurePoweshiek CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.84.14.1
Spending per listing$3.6M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment1,5614,2585,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,370$1,412$1,288
Median household income$67,391$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
17
Annual payroll, 2023
$841K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Poweshiek 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 Poweshiek County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,368−1.4% since 2020
Households
7,804
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
585 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$67,391+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,285
Median home value
$209,300
Jobs located here
9,576
Daytime population
19,155Residents 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 Poweshiek 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
Poweshiek County, IANot scored33.8$3.6M−1.4%

Other business types in Poweshiek County

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

Questions

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

Poweshiek County has 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count optometrists and eye clinics. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in 2023.

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

About $10.7M a year, or $1,370 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 7,804 households in Poweshiek County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Poweshiek County has 3.8 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.6M, 14% above 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 1,561 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Poweshiek County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Poweshiek County at 18,368 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,804 households. The median household income in Poweshiek County is $67,391 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Poweshiek County has no market score for optometrists and eye clinics: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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