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Optometrists and eye clinics in Warren County, IA

The optometrists and eye clinics in Warren County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #237 of 1,302 scored counties
#2 of 27 scored counties in Iowa

Listings
9
3 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32M
On medical and dental services · $1,549 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
57,331
+9.0% 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

Households in Warren County spend about $32M a year on medical and dental services, or $1,549 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.6M of household spending for each practice on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all medical and dental services, not only optometrists and eye clinics.

There are 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings in Warren County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 33%, against 20% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.1.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as offices of optometrists in Warren County in 2023. That is one for every 4,136 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Warren County grew 9.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For optometrists and eye clinics, Warren County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #237 of 1,302 scored counties and #2 of 27 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Warren 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 Warren County, IA compared with Iowa and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyIowaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.44.14.1
Spending per listing$3.6M$3.5M$3.1M
Households per official establishment4,1364,2585,742
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−1.6%+0.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.0%+1.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on medical and dental services$1,549$1,412$1,288
Median household income$94,588$75,059$80,734
Groundwork market score6851

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
31
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
93 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
57,331+9.0% since 2020
Households
20,679
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
96
Median household income
$94,588+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$111,331
Median home value
$269,600
Jobs located here
12,335
Daytime population
39,313Residents 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 Warren 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

Other business types in Warren County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 optometrists and eye clinics in Warren County. 3 of them (33%) are chain locations. 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 Warren County, IA spend on medical and dental services?

About $32M a year, or $1,549 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 optometrists and eye clinics on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per practice. That spending covers all medical and dental services, which optometrists and eye clinics share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,679 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Warren County has 4.4 optometrists and eye clinics per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 4.1. Spending per practice is $3.6M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of optometrists and eye clinics to household spending, Warren County would have about 10, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,136 households, against one for every 5,742 across the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, IA growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 57,331 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,679 households. Median household income in Warren County is $94,588, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Warren County scores 68 for optometrists and eye clinics (upper middle), #237 of 1,302 scored counties.

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

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